Counseling for 20s and 30s
Adulthood is a journey, one that is filled with many challenges, unexpected emotions and major life changes. It’s also a time when many people experience their first mental illness, including depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.
Learning how to become an adult isn’t easy. There’s no instruction manual that teaches you how to be an adult, but you can go to therapy. Seeing a counselor in your 20s and 30s will help you develop life skills like anger and stress management, learn how to build confidence and become more emotionally resilient.
Counseling in Your 20s
Your 20s are one of the most transformative periods of your life. While some people seem to have their whole lives mapped out before they’re even finished high school, other people find that they are in their 20s and feeling lost. It’s okay not to know what you want to do with your life; you’re allowed to change, grow and explore to discover who you are and what you want!
Therapy will help you learn how to set realistic goals and break them down into actionable steps. You can also get help for depression, anxiety and low self-esteem, which could be holding you back from going after your dreams and experiencing the life you want.
You’ll also get a good understanding of common mental health struggles people face at your age; education is one of the most powerful forms of prevention. Many skills you’ll learn may come from Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). This type of therapy has been proven to help people overcome depression, manage their anxiety and lead happier, healthier lives.
Counseling in Your 30s
Around age 30, you might think that you need to have your entire life together. Many people at this age who aren’t yet settled down with a successful career worry they’ll never have it. You may feel like you are too far behind your peers to ever achieve anything you want in life, but this isn’t the case.
Counseling in this period of time can help you identify any beliefs, values or relationships in your life that are holding you back. You can start to address trauma, low self-esteem and bad habits that prevent you from reaching your goals.
Benefits of Counseling
There are many benefits to therapy, and it’s not just for people struggling with a mental illness. Therapists don’t give you the answers to life; instead, they help you gain the self-awareness you need to figure out the best ways to help yourself. The ultimate goal of any type of counseling is to help clients reach their fullest potential and lead happy lives on their own.
Through counseling, you can learn how to:
- Be more confident.
- Love yourself for who you are, not who you wish you were.
- Learn how to attract the right people in your life by knowing yourself and setting boundaries.
- Become more self-aware.
- Learn how to grow from your mistakes.
- Cope with tough and uncomfortable emotions and situations.
It’s never the wrong time to start helping yourself and improving your life. To learn more about how therapy can help you, contact us here or give us a call at 303-393-0085.
