{"id":2447,"date":"2018-08-06T02:23:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T02:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acescounseling.net\/?page_id=2447"},"modified":"2018-08-08T01:35:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T01:35:02","slug":"what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acescounseling.net\/?page_id=2447","title":{"rendered":"What To Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span>Counseling is a deeply personal process for an individual during which the counselor shares sacred space with the client.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>A.C.E.S. practices a person-centered, holistic, collaborative approach to counseling. The therapist’s role is to provide<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>feedback, offer support, and provide resources as the client explores their concerns, identifies solutions, and develops<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>plans of action that best fit their chosen life journey. To accomplish this, traditional psychotherapeutic techniques as well<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>as transpersonal and mind-body evidenced-based techniques are implemented in consultation with the client.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Therapeutic orientations selected depend upon the client\u2019s needs and preferred style.\u00a0 Sessions will focus on one or more
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<\/span>more of the following: self-awareness, self-assessment, choice, problem solving, and goal setting. Other areas of counseling
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<\/span>may include an exploration of individual empowerment and responsibility, personal values and life meanings, client strengths
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<\/span>and limitations, self-concept, acceptance, and change.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>Sessions are typically 50 minutes in duration, however, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) sessions<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>are generally 90 minutes in duration. We will schedule our sessions by mutual agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Outside of the counseling session, there may be homework assignments such as journal writing, reading, art, or other\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>methods of self-discovery and expression. The results of these assignments will be followed up during counseling sessions\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>to aid the development of self-awareness and healing. <\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>Services are rendered in a professional manner consistent with ethical standards.\u00a0 You will be challenged in a caring and<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>empathetic manner to examine yourself and seek alternative options and strategies for experiencing life.\u00a0 Examples of
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<\/span>techniques used include: (1) role plays; (2) guided imagery; (3) dream work;\u00a0(4) exception noting;(5) clinical hypnosis;
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<\/span> (5) eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy; and (6) meditation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Counseling is a deeply personal process for an individual during which the counselor shares sacred space with the client.\u00a0 A.C.E.S. practices a person-centered, holistic, collaborative approach to counseling. The therapist’s role is to provide feedback, offer support, and provide resources as the client explores their concerns, identifies solutions, and develops \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2447","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acescounseling.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acescounseling.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acescounseling.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acescounseling.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acescounseling.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2447"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/acescounseling.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2551,"href":"https:\/\/acescounseling.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2447\/revisions\/2551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acescounseling.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}