Patricia A Cody, Licensed Professional Counselor

Seeking therapy can be difficult, especially if you come from a community that does not embrace the act of going to counseling. However, it my experience those who seek out therapy are actually the strong ones. It takes courage to ask for help and to allow yourself to be vulnerable with someone. It takes courage to explore the roots of your problems and face things you have packed away into the recesses of your mind. It can be scary to feel emotions you have repressed for years. But once you do your spirit will be lifted and the heavy load you have been carrying will become lighter. Therapy changes lives in ways one would have never expected and by changing one life a multitude of lives can change. Generations will be impacted because you will no longer pass along unhealthy ways of functioning in the world. So, therapy is not for the weak, it is for the person who is sick and tired of being sick and tired. It is for the person at their wits end and finally deciding their life is worth it. It is for the person who no longer cares what people think because it has gotten them no where in life. The people who I have worked with throughout the years are so grateful they took the step to change their lives and do the work. They have not only helped themselves but they were able to impact those around them in ways they could have never impacted them had the chosen to remain chained to their pain and trauma. Through hard work, dedication, and a commitment to themselves they grew, blossomed, and healed. I can attest that none of them look back and describe themselves as weak. To the contrary, they know they are strong.