Empathy. Compassion. Trust.
You ask yourself, “What is the meaning in my life?”
You’re working hard. You’ve got a job, a relationship, and a family. But you don’t feel content.
You are frustrated. You don’t think that you are as happy as you could be. You feel stressed.
You feel anxious. You sometimes feel sad and lonely, even when you are with others.
Instead of acknowledging your accomplishments, you beat yourself up. You worry constantly. About everything. Your job. Your relationship. Your family. All of the day-to-day tasks that need done. You wonder where your life is headed.
You are doing all of the things that you are supposed to be doing to have a happy, meaningful life.
But are you happy?
Too often the answer is no — you're not happy . . .
Despite all the hard work, you’re not where you thought you’d be at this point in your life.
Instead of feelings of purpose and meaningfulness, you’re left with doubt and anxiety. Happiness, or even contentment, seem just beyond your reach. You experience an uncertainty and an emptiness inside and mountains of stress that bear down on you.
You feel down.
This just can’t be how life is supposed to be!
Stop! Look around…is your life what you expected and meaningful? You tentatively think to yourself “yes,” but your heart is screaming “NO!”
Well, it is time!
It is time to clean out the internal storage unit where you have been stuffing things your entire life! Let’s open the boxes marked Worrier, Losing Control, Parenting, Criticism, Goals, Childhood, Self-Esteem. We all have been conditioned to lock up our feelings and think that the bad things will eventually resolve themselves. This is not true! The boxes only collect dust and get heavier. They start to crumble. You feel a heaviness and start to crumble and do not know why. You try to solve the problems yourself or try to manage them by hiding them deeper. But sometimes you find yourself getting irritable…sometimes even downright angry. And, sometimes you feel that unbearable weight on your shoulders and inside you and want to scream and cry.
You are constantly trying to prove yourself.
You take inventory of your life and by typical standards, you should be grateful and happy. But you look at the labels on the inventory and that is when the truth reveals itself...you are unhappy and lost. You look at others and want what they have, or maybe you just don’t want what your life looks like.
The good news is that it doesn't have to be this way.
You can live a life of contentment and happy. You can stop worrying so much and start enjoying the moment you're in. You can build a sense of meaning and purpose in your life.
All you need is a little help to get you there.
I can help you get there.
I'm Dr. Renee Anderson.
I provide online counseling to residents all across Ohio and Pennsylvania.
I've been helping people just like you since 2005. I specialize in helping people with anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, and relationship and family issues.
Services
You can get control over your life with healthy coping strategies and problem-solving skills. Together, we will find the best path for you and customize it with your goals and vision. Communication with your internal voice and with other important people in your life will improve, and setting healthy boundaries will provide you with a sense of empowerment. In turn, the healthier communication and boundaries will enable you to open yourself to happiness in your life. By the way, it is ok to not be happy all the time. You do not have control over other people’s happiness, but you do have control over yours.
Anxiety/Depression
Every morning is the same thing, feeling anxious and sad. Hitting the snooze button is not going to make your day any better; neither is putting the pillow over your face and screaming.
Relationship Issues
Who are you anymore? What have you become? What are you doing? You have thrown yourself into the role of partner, dutiful daughter/son, nurturing parent, loyal friend, responsible employee, and other roles that you have stopped counting.
Life Transitions
You find yourself at a place in your life where things are changing. You have small children running around the house, or perhaps the children are getting older and are about to leave the nest. You are struggling with the transition.
There’s no commitment, pressure, or obligation.