Are you feeling stressed, anxious, lonely or sad? My private practice offers compassion focused, individual counseling and consultation video sessions. Our work together can help you connect more effectively with yourself and with who and what you care about most.
Whether it is family, relationships, work or school pressures we can all feel stressed to do more with less and less time. Learn how to take a breath and stay in the daily moments of life despite the prevailing ‘push through’ mentality.
Psychologist Kristin Neff, spearheaded important research which found that, “people who are more self-compassionate lead healthier and more productive lives than those who are self-critical…Many people believe that they need to be self-critical to motivate themselves, but in fact they just end up feeling anxious, incompetent and depressed.” Among Dr. Neff’s many important findings is the fact that people who are kinder to themselves actually wind up performing better than those who are not.
Anchoring yourself in who you are and what you care about and fostering connection in your life helps you deeply know and take care of yourself.
In her book, “The Gifts of Imperfection,” Brené Brown, a writer and researcher did an about-face when she discovered that, “knowledge is important but only if we are being kind and gentle with ourselves as we work to discover who we are.” This finding caused Brown to rethink her life and her priorities. A glimpse at the chapter headings in her book can give you a sense of what she now values most: Authenticity, letting go, play and rest, calm and stillness, meaningful work, and creativity.
How individual counseling can help support you in a warm, non-judgmental atmosphere:
- Increase self-awareness so you have more choices in how you respond to yourself and others
- Explore your own story and patterns in relationships to develop perspective and effect change
- Help strengthen your sense of and your connection to self
- Feel more calm and balanced so you can handle challenging situations in your life
- Incorporate mindfulness and self-compassion techniques in your daily life to reduce stress and enhance feelings of well-being and joy.
Are you a therapist or healer? Learn more about how counseling/coaching for you can help.
I value gender, sexual, racial, class, body neutrality, disability and religious/spiritual identity and acknowledge that I am living and working on unceded Algonquin territory.
To get in touch, call/text me at 514-386-9921 or email me at JKogan@Jennifer Kogan.com. You can also contact me here.
