Counseling Topics & Issues Addressed in Therapy

My Commitment to Your Wellness Journey

As a clinical mental health counselor, I am dedicated to empowering individuals through compassionate care and custom therapeutic solutions. My mission is to guide you towards a healthier, more balanced life, rooted in understanding, growth, and resilience.

People pursue counseling and therapy for a variety of reasons. Some may enter therapy to address major life changes, such as divorce, and others may seek help in managing mental health conditions, like depression. There are many misconceptions about why people go to therapy, but most therapy clients are ordinary people who are struggling with common, everyday issues.

Counseling Topics

People may seek counseling because they have identified specific goals or issues that they wish to work on. Others may be encouraged by family, friends, or medical professionals to seek help, and in some cases, a person may be mandated to attend therapy as part of a court ruling or by a parent or guardian (if the person is a minor). Whatever the reason, it takes courage to attend therapy, and it takes dedication to see it through.

The issues below may be addressed using evidence-based, science supported, and best practice therapeutic approaches. This list is not a full list of the potential issues that someone may be experiencing. If you press or click on the button, the link will open an information guide, which may or may not lead to an external website (i.e., good therapy, psychology today, mayo clinic, or web md). In the future, I will be creating information guides that are Neurodivergent friendly and ADA compatible.

Anxiety

PTSD, Stress & Trauma

Depression

Religious Dissonance

ADHD

Autism

Abandonment

Abuse Survival

Academic Stress

Addiction

Adjustment

Aggressive Behavior

Aging Stress

Agoraphobia

Anger Management

Antisocial Personality

Attachment Issues

Avoidant Personality

Bipolar Disorders

Blended Family Conflict

Body Image Issues

Borderline Personality

Breakup

Bullying

Cancer Survivor

Career Counseling

Caregiver Issues

Childhood Issues

Chronic Illness

Chronic Pain

Codependency

Cognitive Impairment

Commitment Issues

Communication Problems

Compulsive Spending

Control Issues

Creative Blocks

Cyclothymia

Dependent Personality

Disruptive Mood Swings

Dissociation

Dissociative Identity

Divorce Adjustment

Drug & Alcohol Addiction

Eating Disorders

Elderly Adult Abuse

Emotional Abuse

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Dysregulation

Emptiness

Executive Dysfunction

Exercise Addiction

Family Dynamics

Family of Origin

Fatigue

Fear

Fertility Problems

Financial Problems

Financial Abuse

First Responder Stress

Forgiveness

Gambling

Gender Identity Issues

Giftedness

Grief & Loss

Guilt Overwhelm

HIV / AIDS

Health Anxiety

Helplessness

Histrionic Personality

Hoarding

Hypochondria

Identity Crisis

Impulsivity

Inadequacy/Insecurity

Individuation

Infidelity

Intellectual Disability

Internet Addiction

Irritability

Isolation

Jealousy/Envy

LGB Issues

Learning Difficulties

Life Purpose

Melancholy

Men’s Health Issues

Midlife Crisis

Mysophonia

Money Mindset Issues

Mood Swings

Multicultural Issues

Narcissism

Neglect

Obsessions & Compulsions

Obsessive Personality

Oppositional Defiance

Panic Attacks

Paranoid Delusions

Paranoid Personality

Parenting

Perfectionism

Personality Disorders

Phobias

Physical Abuse

Polyamorous Relationships

Postpartum Depression

PTSD

Power Dynamics

Powerlessness

Pregnancy/Childbirth

Prejudice/Discrimination

Psychosis

Rejection

Relationships

Schizoaffective Disorder

Schizophrenia

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Self Actualization

Self Care

Self Compassion

Self Criticism

Self Doubt

Self Esteem

Self Harm

Self Loathing

Sensitivity to Criticism

Sensitivity to Rejection

Sex Addiction

Sexual Abuse

Sexual Assault

Sexual Harassment

Sexuality

Sexual Orientation

Shame

Sibling Conflict

Sleep Disorders

Smoking Cessation

Social Anxiety

Somatic Complaints

Spiritual Confusion

Suicidal Ideation/Attempts

Terminal Illness

Traumatic Brain Injury

Transgender Issues

Trichotillomania

Trust Issues

Values Misalignment

Veteran’s Issues

Women’s Health

Women’s Rights

Workplace Stress

Worry

Worthlessness

Young Adult Issues

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Prioritize your mental health by connecting with James Fitzgerald Therapy PLLC. Together, we will determine the goals of therapy, and if the therapy should be short- or long-term. We will also explore much more than just the immediate concern or presenting problem — the issue that first brings you to therapy. Therapy can promote self-actualization, empower self-growth, improve relationships, and reduce emotional suffering. Discover the advantages of personalized therapy and take the next step toward meaningful change with easy-to-follow guidance.