Counseling
Bringing together resources of counseling and the healing power of
religious faith.
Nathan Gladish, MA, LLPC
Office at Oak Arbor Church - 495 Oak Arbor Circle
West - Rochester, MI 48306
(voice) 248-652-3420 x102 - (fax)
248-652-7711 - email: ngladish@oakarbor.org
Counseling Approach
My
core purpose in counseling is to encourage healthy relationships of
various kinds. Relationships are part of everyone’s life, both
inwardly and outwardly –
- Each person experiences relationships between
what he or she knows, feels, believes and does.
- Each person has relationships with other
individuals, family, one’s spouse, co-workers, the legal
system, spirituality, etc.
Sometimes these relationships work and
other times they don’t. My goal is to help you identify and
implement new ideas, feelings and behaviors that will increase your
sense of personal health on various levels of those relationships
– behavioral, mental, emotional and spiritual.Meetings and Methods.
I offer short-term, goal-oriented counseling using a variety of therapeutic
tools drawn from professional study and personal experience.
The first meeting of any counseling relationship is introductory and
exploratory. We are interviewing each other as we consider your concerns
and develop goals for working together. I want to help you make healthy
decisions about your personal growth.
As we work together, we will balance many things: listening and instruction;
providing structure to treatment and encouraging your creativity and
spontaneity; affirming many things and offering alternatives. Methods
will vary depending on your needs.
Confidentiality
Trust is an essential part of effective counseling. I maintain high
standards of confidentiality based on current professional, ethical
and legal practices.
Services
For individuals, couples and groups:
- Mental health issues
- Substance abuse and dependence
- Relationship issues
- Grief support
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