function optimally. It is common to have health concerns at some point in life. Insensitivities and a lack of education about mental health may aid in mental and behavioral health stigmas and misconceptions. Doing clinical work for the correct reason with the correct qualifications is essential. Promoting second opinions, updated information, research, and continuity of care is viable at Life Balance Counseling. Goals and Quality of Life The message behind the name Life Balance Counseling is to assist clients in balancing areas in their lives. The way humans contribute to areas in their lives is individualized. Picture a pie chart where areas of your life will be given a percentage demonstrating the priority or time spent in that area of your life exemplifying your “quality of life.” Moreover, the percentage indicates how often you desire to attend a specific area in your life. Areas in life, including career, schooling, family, friends, health, spirituality, and leisure activities, are lived. Each person’s pie chart looks different when considering priorities for career, schooling, family, friends, health, spirituality, and leisure activities. Please note that the sections of the pie chart are subject to change as the demands and contributions of work in each area evolve throughout your life. Updating your goals with the priorities based on your needs evolves. It is our business to encourage people to fulfill their realistic goals with the support of counseling, enriching their lives by doing more of what is working and improving and managing areas including “mental and behavioral health.” Therapeutic Alliance A significant impact is demonstrated when clients come in ready to do their work at Life Balance Counseling by maximizing their potential through their actions. There may be a delay in mental health improvements when clients are reluctant to assess their mental health concerns and share their life experiences. Life Balance Counseling believes in building a therapeutic alliance with
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Destigmatizing Seeking Support for Mental Health Concerns Our industry is mental and behavioral health at Life Balance Counseling and Elle Naj. Life Balance Counseling is a private mental health practice founded by Janelle Johnson, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Aurora, Colorado. The clinical practice has operated since 2011 and is home to Colorado native Janelle Johnson. The mission of Life Balance Counseling is to promote the welfare of humankind in the mental health field by destigmatizing seeking support for areas of concern. Areas of concern may be mild, moderate, or severe. At Life Balance Counseling, we understand that individuals may not always recognize the signs indicating a need for mental and behavioral health support. However, some individuals know they need to schedule with a provider, but stigma is keeping them from making the first contact with a clinician. To increase the number of people receiving treatment, an effort to combat stigmas and misconceptions about the Counseling experience must be demonstrated. Normalizing seeking support for a mental or behavioral health concern is critical. People help end the stigma by sharing their mental health experiences and journeys in safe communities and education on what mental and behavioral health disorders, concerns, and illnesses are. Understanding that families have mental, emotional, behavioral, and physical health concerns that are addressed to
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