Letter to Prospective Clients,
You may be reading this website because something or someone is causing you pain or distress. Perhaps you feel lonely, angry, sad, overwhelmed or confused. Whatever brought you here-we honor your courage in seeking help. Many people don't look for guidance and stay stuck in thier same old predictable patterns. As they search for ways to feel better, they often resort to harmful coping strategies including: drinking, working overtime, gambling, cutting, unhealthy eating, etc. Anything to avoid the pain or disappointment of nothing really changing. You may find it difficult to believe that working hard in therapy could really lead to happiness, meaningful friendships, betters jobs, enhanced self-esteem and self-respect, and a better future.
Well, we believe that you can actually move from pain to happiness-from doing things to avoid the pain to actually working with and through the pain. Working with the support of a professionally trained mental health professional, you can move towards healing, hope, and that better life. We will be your helper, guide and cheerleader, making it possible for you to step up to the plate, and give it your best. You won't be alone in the process-two heads are better than one! We view clients as the best experts in their lives, and with this team apporach, you can truly change your life. It may seem hard, but it isn't any harder than the energy you may be expending numbing out, not feeling, avoiding, over-working, or abusing substances just to get by.
So, our message to you is that there really is HOPE. If you can't hold hope yet, we will hold it for you. Asking for help and beginning the process of therapy is the first step. It takes time, energy, resources, and commitment to change your life, but YOU ARE SO WORTH IT. YOU DESERVE A BETTER LIFE. The fact that you've read this means you know, somewhere deep inside of yourself, that YOU WANT MORE and YOU DESERVE TO FEEL BETTER! So give yourself permission to think about it and then take the next step to make it happen. IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
With absolute sincerity,
Rose Marghi, RN, MS, LCMFT
