{"id":1462,"date":"2017-01-31T18:07:22","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T23:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2017-02-03T13:20:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T18:20:23","slug":"10-top-ways-percepta-therapeutic-can-help-with-your-counseling-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?p=1462","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Reasons to Seek Counseling"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Top 10 Reasons to Seek\u00a0Therapy with PerceptA Therapeutic Counseling Services-PerceptA Therapeutic Blog<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>January 31, 2017<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-757\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/perceptaA-2015.jpg-3-2-300x72.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/perceptaA-2015.jpg-3-2-300x72.jpg 300w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/perceptaA-2015.jpg-3-2.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are many barriers associated with people resisting the need to seek counseling that includes; stigma associated with seeking therapy, the perception of weakness and failure associated with needing assistance to manage one&#8217;s life, and resistance to self-disclose due to emotional vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>It takes courage to seek counseling, and you are not alone.\u00a0Here are 10 of the most common reasons people seek counseling:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>For self-regulation, and emotional homeostasis<\/li>\n<li>To create balance in your life, and journey toward a purpose driven life<\/li>\n<li>To improve interpersonal relationships. Specifically to unlock your potential for meaningful and fulfilling relationships<\/li>\n<li>To improve communication skills, and develop healthier ways of communicating with others<\/li>\n<li>To explore and process\u00a0life transitions (death, divorce, job loss, college, empty-nest&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>To improve self-esteem, self-worth and confidence through self-exploration<\/li>\n<li>To improve coping skills and strategies to better deal with stress, anxiety, and depression<\/li>\n<li>To better manage and control emotions of anger<\/li>\n<li>To process unresolved psychological distress and experiences after exposure to major trauma<\/li>\n<li>To process race\/ethnic-related issues and stressors, and work to explore resiliency as it pertains to race\/ethnic-related issues<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>Whatever your circumstances, we here at PerceptA Therapeutic<\/em><\/strong> will work closely with you to develop an appropriate plan that meets your needs and accomplishes your goals.<\/p>\n<p>Break free of the barriers, begin a better life today, and call <strong><em>PerceptA Therapeutic <a href=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?page_id=1177\">Counseling Services<\/a><\/em><\/strong>~<\/p>\n<p>Happy Wellness!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The PerceptA Therapeutic Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>PerceptA Therapeutic &amp; Training Center, LLC<\/strong> is located in Towson, Maryland. We\u00a0offer counseling services to\u00a0adults, adolescents, and children. We can be contacted via email: perceptatherapeutic@gmail.com website: www.perceptatherapeutic.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top 10 Reasons to Seek\u00a0Therapy with PerceptA Therapeutic Counseling Services-PerceptA Therapeutic Blog January 31, 2017 There are many barriers associated with people resisting the need to seek counseling that includes; stigma associated with seeking therapy, the perception of weakness and failure associated with needing assistance to manage one&#8217;s life, and resistance to self-disclose due to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?p=1462\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Top 10 Reasons to Seek Counseling&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,24,73,74,75,53,72,71],"tags":[3,57,76],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1462"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1488,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions\/1488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}