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Therapy for young adults in Denver, CO
It is normal to feel anxiety about being an actual adult: you may be making big decisions for the first time in your life. It may feel like you’re under enormous pressure to make the right decisions.
Early adulthood is a time of incredible development, but it comes with a lot of expectations. The expectations of our families, of society, and even expectations from ourselves can generate a lot of stress and anxiety. You may feel like you're supposed to be be checking certain boxes: education, career, romance, etc. But what if that pre-set plan doesn't actually work for you?
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This tension between reality and fantasy can cause all kinds of psychological suffering, including symptoms of anxiety and depression.
With the right supports in place, early adulthood is a time to thrive, connect, and create--on your own terms. Therapy can be a tool to identify what’s holding you back and what can move you forward.
Young adults enter an uncertain world and face the pressure of making decisions that will affect the rest of their lives.
If you're a young adult, you are probably somewhere along the path of choosing a career, finding a partner, deciding where you want to live, and starting a family of your own. Or maybe you're trying to forge your own path. This is an exciting time, if we approach it with a growth mindset. You need to have the support to take risks and fail a few times.
What are signs that I need therapy for anxiety or depression?
Have you felt too anxious to engage with normal activities?
Are you struggling with loneliness or feeling disconnected from other people?
Do you feel excessively guilty?
Is your self-esteem suffering?
Is anxiety interfering with your ability to meet your goals?
Are you comparing yourself to others in a way that makes you feel like a failure?
Do you feel like you’re supposed to have it all figured out?
It can seem like everybody else has it all figured out, but you don’t know what their inner life is like. Everybody has their own process, and sometimes it’s a bumpy one. Maybe you have an idea of the kind of life you’d like to have, and maybe it seems really far out of reach. Maybe you think you already screwed it up. It is depressing and scary to walk around feeling this way. You may feel embarassed. But there’s no reason to stay stuck. Therapy is a great way to get back in the driver’s seat and back on that road you want to be on.
What is a therapy session like?
If you’ve never been to therapy before, you may be wondering what it’s like. On TV, it looks like therapy is about lying down on the couch and being asked, “How does that make you feel?” and you may be wondering how this could possibly help when you have to make such big decisions to make, or you feel so terrible.
Therapy gives you a chance to see yourself clearly because of the relationship you have with your counselor. Your therapist is unlike anybody else in your life, because they don’t have a stake in what you’re trying to figure out, so you have all the room in the world to figure it out for yourself. In therapy, you get the time and space to imagine all of your possibilities, and to talk out each decision you're trying to make. The whole time, your therapist will be listening. They will ask questions and point things out to help you make connections and breakthroughs. This is how a therapist can help you beyond what you can do for yourself, or with somebody who wants a specific outcome for you.
Through this reflective process, counseling can to help you understand how your brain is working. It can help you to understand how your relationships function so that you can consider what you want. Being able to get in touch with the adult you are, rather than feel guilty about the adult you're "supposed" to be.
How can therapy help someone my age?
Young adults get a lot out of therapy. They often find it rich and rewarding. In fact, as a young adult, therapy can be more There are a few factors that can make therapy more productive for you now than at any other time of life:
Your brain is just about finishing to develop, so your reasoning, critical thinking and abstract reasoning skills are finally coming online. In other words, you’re smart enough to make excellent decisions (at least, a lot better than when you were a teenager).
You have some experience with yourself, and you’re probably sick of making the same mistakes over and over again. If you’re coming to therapy, you know why. We can work on it together!
This is a great time to figure out what you actually want to do with yourself. Do therapy before you go to graduate school or finish college in a subject your mom or dad loves but to you feels empty. Do it before you marry the person you love, but aren’t in love with. If you’re making big decisions, doesn’t it make sense to give them the time they deserve? Seeing a therapist means that you are trusting yourself to look deep inside and brave enough to seek the person you want to be in this life.
I specialize in therapy for depression and anxiety
Even though you may feel lost or stuck, we can draw on the values and goals that you believe in, and help you find your path forward. I have a collaborative approach in therapy to help young adults find their own path to the next step in life.