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How do I know if counseling would help?
If you feel that things are becoming a struggle for you and your family. If you are having
difficulties with any part of your life then counseling may be an option that
might help. Counseling isn't about being sick or crazy. Counseling is about
helping you find strategies and ways to deal with what ever is going on in your
life more effectively. Families benefit from this process and become more
resilient and able to grow.
What is counseling?
We will be doing what is primarily talk therapy in our sessions. These
conversations are intended to help identify the issues you are struggling with
and how they may be impacting your life. Many issues can come up including
issues of depression, anxiety, loss, or trauma. You may be going through a major
change in your life and you are unsure what is the best approach. Together we
can discuss these situations, explore your options, and find solutions that help
improve your life.
How long will I be in counseling?
This really depends on you and what we work on together. Most studies show
that people show improvement in 6 to 10 sessions. Our goal together is to work
on the issues and help you find strategies to deal with them. My orientation is
more focused on shorter term models. This is a more focused process and is
successful for many clients. You may decide that you want to engage for a longer
period, that is up to you. You can decide to stop counseling at any time.
How do I start?
The first step is to make an appointment with me and we can discuss what may
be helpful. You decide from there. Give me a call, we can figure out where to go
from there
I'm in recovery, why do we need family therapy?
Families in recovery have a need to work through the
issues that remain in the family. Often there are a lot of issues that need to
be healed. Healing a family in recovery takes time and getting outside help is a
great way to improve the healing process. Support groups are sometimes effective
and often more is needed. This is part of what we would work on in family
therapy for a recovering family. | 
Michael
A. Pastore, MA, LMHC