Make the Teen Years, The Best Years

Therapy was terrifying at first. But not feeling judged was extremely helpful. Previous therapists felt rather remote and disconnected. Here, I got some input into practical steps I can take to change my perspective. That is critically important. I feel calmer. More at peace. I still struggle, but I can recognize that for what it is.

I guess around the third or fourth session when I actually started opening up about things I’ve never told anybody even previous therapists was when I realized that this counseling was working.  Also, my therapist regularly asks me questions that have shaken my worldview and cause me to leave re-thinking so much about myself and how I have worth.

I loved my experience at Mathews Counseling.

I was hesitant at first because there is such a stigma about mental health and going to a therapist. Once I began sessions with my therapist at Mathews Counseling, however, that feeling quickly went away.

It feels great to have someone to listen, to hash things out with and to give feedback or be a sounding board on where I was and where I was headed. I'm as whole and authentic as I've ever been in life.

You guys are awesome. I shopped around for therapy for some time and I am SO GLAD I ended up with y'all even though you aren't the closest. Your practice is great. Please keep the free coffee. I will leave if you do not have free coffee.

I spent the majority of my life living with severe depression and anxiety. I have a history of abuse and that has always made me feel shame and guilt and a lot of sadness. Over the course of the many months and meetings, it got easier to talk about those topics and I felt like a lot of the progress has been to let go of much of that.

The ability to be vulnerable with another person was huge, and unpacking years worth of junk in my life was beyond tough some days. But I’m slowly beginning to see the changes, or rather transformation, in my outlook on life. Which was rather bleak before.

A difference that I felt was my child has a phenomenal therapist that looks like them with no judgment as I share our experiences and look for assistance and strategies of coping.