Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
Traditional Counseling
What Is Traditional Counseling?
Counseling (also sometimes referred to as psychotherapy or, simply, therapy) is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals. At KCounseling, Kasey Holyfield, LPC works collaboratively with people of all backgrounds to foster emotional/mental growth and healing. People often come to therapy because they are struggling with complex emotions, problems with relationships, or challenges getting through the day because of mental health related difficulties. Others are seeking ways to live happier, more productive, and generally healthier lives. Depending on peoples’ unique experiences, situations, and backgrounds, therapy can take on a variety of forms.
Therapy can involve everything from learning skills to cope with a current stressful situation, to processing past experiences and social influences on one’s life. From the very start, and throughout the therapy process, Kasey Holyfield, LPC works to provide a supportive environment that allows people to talk and feel openly and freely in a confidential space. This involves continuously working to recognize and consider the impact of sociocultural issues, such as racism, homophobia, sexism, xenophobia, transphobia, and more, on the mental health of both individuals and communities. She and the client also work collaboratively to apply lessons, insights, and skills learned in-session to the client’s life outside of session.
What skills will i learn?
Along with skill-building for managing and treating mental health symptoms, therapy can help you regain a sense of balance and direction, and guide you in exploring deeper issues if or when you would like to.
Therapy Approaches that are Used at KCounseling
Interpersonal Counseling
Mindfulness-Based Counseling
Interpersonal Counseling
Interpersonal Counseling is a diagnosis-focused approach in which the client’s disorder is regarded as a medical illness that requires intervention. In this sense, any fault or self-blame is diminished for the client. The role of interpersonal relationships and attachment on mental health outcomes is also an important target for this type of counseling.
Narrative Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Counseling
Interpersonal Counseling
Narrative Therapy enables individuals to become experts in their own lives. Each of us has a story we tell ourselves about who we are as a person. Because we derive meaning from our stories, they shape and influence how we perceive and respond to the world around us. Ultimately, clients are guided in re-authoring their stories in a way that is more consistent with their life goals.
Mindfulness-Based Counseling
Mindfulness-Based Counseling
Mindfulness-Based Counseling
Mindfulness-Based Counseling is an increasingly popular approach aimed at helping clients to increase relaxation while removing negative or stressful judgments. This technique helps to teach clients how to deal with emotional stressors reflectively instead of reflexively
Psychodynamic Counseling
Humanistic/Client-Centered Counseling
Mindfulness-Based Counseling
The goal is to aid clients in developing the psychological tools needed to deal with complicated feelings and situations. Freud also was concerned with the impact of early experiences and unconscious drives on behavior.
Humanistic/Client-Centered Counseling
Humanistic/Client-Centered Counseling
Humanistic/Client-Centered Counseling
Client-Centered Therapy promotes a safe climate in which the therapist is empathetic and nonjudgmental. In this way, the client experiences a sense of acceptance, openness, and unconditional positive regard.
Systemic Therapy
Humanistic/Client-Centered Counseling
Humanistic/Client-Centered Counseling
Systemic Therapy underscores the influence of how patterns across systems (e.g., family, school, and employment) influence behaviors and psychological issues. A Systemic approach aims to treat the underlying system rather than focusing on the problem itself
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
A variety of different techniques and components may be included in CBT, such as exposure, social skills training, cognitive restructuring, problem-solving training, journaling, and relaxation training.
Creative Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Creative Therapy involves the use of different art mediums aimed at improving mood and other aspects of well-being.
Constructionist Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Constructionist Therapy
Constructive Therapy is a client-driven process in which the client actively participates in discussions as to their problematic perceptions and constructions.