Breaking Illusions Counseling, Coaching, and Integrative Healing

A typical counseling session at Breaking Illusions Counseling LLC lasts for 50 minutes, although some sessions may be longer or shorter depending on your needs and preferences. On average, therapy takes 4-6 months. This is highly flexible in timing as no timeline is set in stone. Oftentimes coming and going to and from therapy is healthy, as well as re-entering therapy as difficulties arise is recommended.  

Therapy is creating a safe space to share ongoing difficulties in helping to co-regulate dysregulated nervous systems. This spills over into other areas of life socially, relationally, and emotionally. Typical goals are to gain self-awareness, effective coping skills both internally and externally, have healthier relationships, reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma. Learning how to expand emotions and build bodily tolerance for emotions, gain emotional intelligence, empowerment, problem resolution, and navigate life's challenges to provide a more fulfilling life. Therapy helps to explore thoughts, change negative patterns, distressing bodily sensations, and build resilience. Other benefits of therapy involve decreasing stress levels, emotional regulation, enhanced self understanding, and better overall functioning. 

Finding the best fit therapist for you is important as well. If you do not feel connected to your therapist, results will be deterred. 

Step 1: Fill out consultation/intake form on website.

Step 2: Therapist will then get ahold of you via phone and/or email to go over any questions or concerns you may have. If none, therapist collects all information necessary to send you a link to paperwork via working email. 

Step 3: Client fills out paperwork sent in an email. Downloads free Simple Practice Client Portal App. Creates an account for that app. 

Step 4: Then requests an evaluation/psychiatric diagnostic appointment for their first appointment. OR reaches out to therapist to schedule appointment/s.