Rock Bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
– J.K. Rowling
Depression and Anxiety are Beasts.
Like a pair of wooly mammoths sitting on your chest.
Do people really think it’s as easy as "Buck up! Up and at ‘em! Just do it!"?
I mean, if that worked, you’d have done it already.
Perhaps you feel it is too late to pursue a longtime dream, to be the person you so confidently saw yourself as when you were younger. Perhaps you feel that the daily stresses of life have beaten you down and "This is just the way I am."
Anxiety and Depression hijack your peace of mind and distort your perceptions.
Some of the worst things in my life never even happened.
– Mark Twain
If you live "waiting for the other shoe to drop" you are in good company.
What if life is better when we stop courting an imagined future catastrophe that might never happen?
You deserve to feel peaceful. You deserve to be able to enjoy life without never-ending worry about things that might not even happen.
I can help you back to the present moment – where life is actually happening – so we can figure out what is hijacking your well-being.
When your usual ways of solving things don’t work…
…When doing nothing becomes more painful than the emotional risk of asking for help… that’s when you know it’s time to pick up the phone.
I provide a compassionate and objective presence.
Therapy is a safe, respectful and confidential space to tease apart emotions and thoughts, release suffering, rediscover lost dreams, and gain self-awareness.
The relationship you have with your therapist is the most important part of therapy. Within a trusting, respectful, and accepting relationship you can discover aspects of yourself that have been hidden for too long.
If you want to take control and put your distress in the passenger seat, give me a call at (585) 591-6940 or drop me an email at dlewincounseling@gmail.com.
