Heather R. Butler, CSW

Treating

• anxiety
• One in every eight Americans age 18-54 suffers from an anxiety disorder.  This totals 19 million people.  Women suffer from anxiety and stress almost twice as much as men. (1)
  
• codependency
• You may be codependent if you: do things for others all the time instead of encouraging them to do for themselves, tip toe around sick or dysfunctional people to avoid angering them, give up your own rights and desires in order to "keep the peace."
• communication
• depression
  • Depression will be the 2nd largest killer after heart disease by 2020-and studies show depression is a contributory factor to fatal coronary disease. (2)
    
• divorce
  • A primary cause for divorce is due to unrealistic expectations and lack of communication between partners. (3)
    
• post-abortion
  • Half of all pregnancies to American women are unintended; four in 10 of those end in abortion. (4)
  • Since 1980, mental health professionals have begun treating an increasing number of women who are suffering mental and emotional difficulties as a result of induced abortions. (5)
    
• drug usage
• eating struggles
• Five triggers to emotional eating include: stress and anxiety, loneliness, anger, PMS, and sadness and depression. (6)
• family
• grief
• The cycle of grief can involve denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. (7)
• marital/pre-marital
•  Do you need help dealing with the in-laws, cold feet, sadness about leaving single life, or conflict with family members?
• phobias
• An irrational, persistent fear or certain situations, objects, activities, or persons. (7)
• physical abuse
• Any act which results in non-accidental trauma or physical injury. (7)
• post-traumatic stress
• Is a term for certain severe psychological consequences of exposure to, or confrontation with stressful events that the person experiences as highly traumatic. (7)
• rape recovery
• 80-90% of rapes are not reported.  Rape is forced, unwanted sexual intercourse.  It's about power, not sex and affects both men and women and their families. (8)
• sexual abuse
• Involvement of dependent, developmentally immature children in sexual activities that they do not fully comprehend and therefore to which they are unable to give informed consent and/or which violates the taboos of society. (7)
• spiritual issues
• stress
• teens
• assertiveness training

You are not alone!  But you have chosen to overcome status quo and live a life of excellence!

1. National Institute of Mental Health

2. WHO report on Mental Illness released October 4, 2001

3. www.divorcereform.org

4. www.guttmacher.org

5. Reardon, Elliot Institute

6. www.weightloss.about.com

7. en.wikipedia.org

8. www.kidshealth.org