Do you suffer from
a chronic medical condition or auto-immune Disease?It may seem difficult to find the help and hope to cope with the emotional and interpersonal issues you face when dealing with chronic conditions. Through counseling in either an individual or group format, you can find validation and support for your experience. Individual counseling offers support, and the opportunity to explore new ways of coping. Group counseling allows you to talk with others who have faced similar problems. You can draw strength and encouragement to cope with your particular difficulties, as you gain an understanding of both the processes of disease and of healing.
What kind of issues are we talking about? Chronic medical conditions such as Lupus, Scleroderma, Fibromyalgia, CFS, as well as any disability due to illness or injury resulting in changes in your life-style, relationships, self-esteem and self-image.
How can counseling help?
Counseling is a process of personal discovery.
Whether your condition arises from injury or disease, talking about your
experience, with someone who really understands your situation can provide
comfort. Whether you prefer one-to-one
sessions, or the supportive context of meeting as a group with others who
understand, others with similar issues; counseling can help alleviate stress,
manage pain, restore hope, and assist in your process of discovering how to
maximize health.
You can find the path to feeling more joyful and alive. You will have the opportunity to explore new strategies for living, and open up new avenues of growth.
Either individual or group counseling can give you a place to...
- resolve grief, renew your sense of joy in life
- learn how to overcome barriers, and re-establish a sense of mastery
- increase your sense of possibility, and renew your spirit
- energize your creative, restorative, and coping potentials, individually, and interpersonally
for more information, call
Marion Noble,
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
(408) 390-3679
or
e-mail her by clicking the mailbox link: 
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