Individual Therapy

Counseling Therapy for Individuals

Individual Therapy is a 50- or 70-minute session, depending on your needs to receive personalized mental healthcare attention. Providers will work with each client to assess needs, hopes, and desired outcomes from their sessions. We believe in the importance of growth in our clients' lives and the role that therapy can play in it. 

What are the benefits of therapy?

Therapy is a powerful way to address the internal and external factors that affect our lives. Practicing therapy can help people increase self-awareness and self-acceptance and also improve personal relationships. Therapy can also help people learn new coping skills and manage stress. Some people see therapy as a way to prevent mental health issues or as a way to address underlying causes of mental health conditions. Some people use therapy to work through traumas or complex life events. Therapy is an effective treatment for many mental health conditions and diagnoses such as anxiety and depression.

How to find time for therapy?

Whether you are busy balancing everything in your life or feeling overwhelmed with starting therapy, it is still essential to put yourself first. The importance of self-care and working on yourself often needs to be addressed in the day-to-day. At Keystone we have multiple therapeutic approaches that can provide you with coping skills to work with life challenges. And provide you the tools needed to be able to work on yourself even when life gets busy or challenging. Our clinicians and therapists can work with you and adapt sessions to fit your schedule and needs.

Having a safe therapeutic relationship you will find the strength to make your own commitments. We want therapy sessions to be something you look forward to and anticipate with excitement. Your therapist will help you balance personal growth, improving relationships, and leading a healthier lifestyle.

How to find the right therapist?

Keystone works from a person-centered framework by providing two initial assessments with a trained, qualified team member to discuss the right licensed therapist to match your needs. Therapy works best when you find a therapist who you feel that you can trust and build a therapeutic relationship you feel you can grow in. 

Someone who understands your background, listens, and validates you. Our mental health professionals have experience and expertise in different therapeutic approaches. Ranging from mindfulness, CBT, DBT, narrative, solution-focused, art therapy, and yoga to support integrated healing. We also take the time to educate ourselves on cultural knowledge.

What to expect in individual therapy?

Therapy starts with building a relationship with your therapist and focusing on the needs that brought you there, and developing a plan to reach your goals or reach a positive outcome. 

A therapeutic relationship is built on trust and communication. Both the client and therapist contribute to this dynamic process. It is a cooperative effort between both parties, which makes it easier for everyone involved to understand and grow. The two parties have the same goal: for the client to change, grow, and benefit from positive change over time.

When does someone need individual therapy?

If you are like many people, you likely only seek therapy when you have a significant life challenge that needs to be addressed. However, a more proactive approach can lead to better outcomes and fewer challenges in the future. 

Therapy can help you manage a crisis or deal with transitions in your life, but sometimes there are triggers, like changing jobs or moving house , that lead to needing help sooner than expected.

You may have tried some of the other self-help options, but something continues to get in the way of achieving your goals. Maybe it’s a family issue that forces you to take care of others constantly or maybe it's just too overwhelming to do it alone. 

Individual therapy could be right for you if you want to work through a challenge or crisis or if you want to explore an area of your life that is in flux, such as divorce, job loss, or experiencing physical illness or chronic pain.

Is there a right age to start therapy?

Keystone therapists are all highly trained and experienced in their fields across all age groups. Our therapists have specialties in different age groups for children, teens and adults. We provide different therapeutic techniques and are knowledgeable in human behavior, human development, and life stages.