Health & Wellness Counseling for Families and Caregivers

Barriers to optimal health can include:

Overwhelmingly busy schedules
Difficulty changing lifestyle habits to manage or prevent chronic medical conditions
Difficulty sustaining progress
Navigating physical pain
Anxiety around body image and physical capacity
Impact of sociocultural factors

Information overload and lack of clarity around what works versus what doesn’t.

When health related changes impact one family member, other members can be strongly committed to offering the best support and yet, despite the good intentions, conflicts related to health habits may cause disconnection and isolation that can lead to more distress and complicated health challenges.

Sitting with the failure to help a loved one can be a distressing experience with long lasting impacts on the caregiver.

Even though the family might be equipped with helpful resources and potentially powerful knowledge, sustaining new habits and understanding what another member is silently experiencing might be challenging.

Sometimes knowledge, planning and follow ups won’t be enough when psychological aspects have been reinforcing unhelpful habits and creating barriers to wellbeing.

Working towards lifestyle disease prevention, management of existing conditions or following doctor’s recommendations can become a source of self defeat without the compassionate and effective support from caring others.

Where can you start as a caregiver when the picture is too complex ?

Addressing the grief, trauma, depression and anxiety associated with experiencing chronic illness can provide long lasting value for care givers and receivers. It's important to enhance not just the quality of life but the quality of aliveness for the caregiver and receiver.

Counseling can help the whole family experience more attuned communication and build relational resilience while navigating current health related challenges.

Personalized new skills for resilience and self care can be practiced throughout the counseling journey to reinforce new habits and maximize chances of living a sustainable lifestyle.

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