I’m MARY DITTMAN
Licensed Professional Counselor
Helping You Find The JOY and Peace Within.
Depression
Your mood can be affected by many variables; your environment, living situation, work, relationships, etc. If you are feeling down every day, lack energy, and have not enjoyed the activities that you once found enjoyable, you may be suffering from depression. If your mood is affecting your daily function, your job, and relationships, It’s time to get the help you deserve. A licensed professional counselor can help you resolve your depression and return to a more positive life state.
Anxiety
Feeling anxious, nervous, and worried are normal reactions to some life situations such as deadlines, a new job, a new family event, or having difficulty adjusting to environmental changes. When anxiety persists or is severe enough to impact your work, school, or relationships, this anxiety can be treated with the help of a licensed professional counselor. A Licensed Professional Counselor, or LPC, such as myself, can assist you to eliminate or manage symptoms that lead to the anxiety, so you can function at your optimal level again.
Stress Management
In this world full of distractions and high demands, to be successful or just make ends meet, we can sometimes get in such a furious pace that we forget to take care of ourselves. This can quickly lead to burn out. Stress is a natural reaction to difficult situations that if not handled effectively can have an adverse effect on your physical, emotional, and overall well being. When your stress is over the roof and you are feeling close to a breaking point, then it’s time for you to seek professional help, such as help from a license professional counselor. A licensed professional counselor can help you learn to manage your stress one step at a time you you can prevent burn-out.
Relationships
Communication with family and friends can be a challenge at times, especially if you are already dealing with a mental health illness. A licensed professional counselor can assist you to identify the barriers of communication so you can have heathy relationships with friends and loved ones.
What Is Counseling?
The process of talking about your needs and concerns with a professional counselor that allows you to have clarification about what you want out of life and the reasons why you may be stuck. Sometimes there are events that cause us to derail from our goals and plans for our life. A counselor allows you to identify those barriers and assists you to create the changes you need so you can get back to living the life you have dreamed.
Who Is Counseling For?
Counseling is for the young and young at heart. Anyone with a problem that has been affecting their daily function. Anyone with questions about the direction of their lives. Anyone with stress, sadness, excessive worrying, traumatic memories, unmanageable anger, unresolved grief, difficulties at work or school, and relationship conflicts. Anyone that just wants to talk to someone in order to clarify their needs, goals, and dreams. Anyone interested in living a healthier, more fulfilling life.
What is The Process Like?
The most difficult step is deciding to seek help. Once you decide to get the help you deserve, all you have to do is make the call. Taking care of your mental health is as important as taking care of you physical health. Depression, Anxiety, Addiction, as well as other mental health problems are illnesses that need to be treated, just as you would treat heart disease or Diabetes. Without the proper treatment the illness will only get worst.
About Me
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor that received a Master’s in Counseling from Louisiana Tech University in 1999.
I have worked in hospitals, outpatient programs, and schools. I have worked with a variety of age groups and a variety of mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, stress, relationship struggles, and parenting issues.
I believe in counseling and believe that everyone can heal. I believe that each and everyone, regardless of the circumstances, can create a change in their life. We all have the innate ability to change for the better each day. Change is a process that takes time and effort. Change requires a desire for change. Change begins with the first step toward change; sometimes that step is a phone call to a therapist like me to ask for help.
Don’t Wait Any Longer. Take the first step in finding the Joy you deserve Today!
