Change for the Better

Many people come to my therapy office looking to make changes. Most of the time, they want to change something about their thoughts, feelings, behaviors, mental health, habits, communication patterns, or relationships. I believe all change is possible, and I’m here to help.

Human beings will choose the familiar over the unknown every time. That’s what makes change so hard. It’s literally entering into the unknown. It’s doing something different than our familiar habits and patterns.

This isn’t an easy feat.

We often need support and encouragement to do something different and make a change in our lives. Even if we don’t have the support we need, change is still possible. I’ll tell you how. (Counseling can help)

I believe that real and lasting changes do not happen in huge leaps. Many people want to make a huge change all at once (think New Year’s resolutions), or even multiple changes all at the same time! That’s not sustainable.

For a change to be lasting, consistent, and sustainable, it has to be small. Yes, very small. It may be less exciting than a huge change, but making our changes smaller and doing them one at a time allows us to adapt and acclimate to the change in a way that makes it more sustainable for our lifestyle. Allowing a small change to become integrated into who we are is what allows us to build self-trust until it is no longer “a change” but rather now a part of our way of being.

Doing this—making a change in small, incremental steps—allows it to become fully integrated and a habit. Once that habit is built, we can move on to another small change we want to make. This is how we ultimately manifest who we want to be moving forward into the future.

If you want to talk more about how to make small, incremental changes to your daily life, feel free to schedule a therapy appointment. I’d love to walk alongside you and provide support and accountability as you make the small but needed changes that you know will lead to a better future.