Why Life Guidance?

Each one of us needs some guidance. 

Maybe we aren't sure which of several options would best meet our goals. Or we aren't sure we have what it takes to try something new. Or we question our very values, wondering if we need to find and live by other stars than the old tried and true we used to guide us along the way thus far.

People seek guidance for these and countless other reasons, and we have a variety of people from whom to seek it. Nowadays many use therapists to try out their ideas and explore their motivations. Some use bartenders, hairdressers or best friends to air their issues and express their concerns. Those lucky enough to be in recovery from addiction may use sponsors and program friends as sounding boards. Rabbis, priests, ministers, shamans, godparents or other wise teachers might fit the bill.  Quite a few choose family members for guidance, such as mother, father, grandparent, sibling or even an adult offspring. Some turn to their children for guidance, and while many kids have wisdom beyond their years, it can be a burden to try to help a parent cope with life.

So if you don't need a therapist (been there, done that, have the t-shirt), and you don't have a sponsor, a spiritual adviser, or a family member you can trust to guide you wisely, utilizing a life guide can step into that place in your life. 

My experience providing guidance comes, in part, from many years of working as a psychologist. Now, what I offer guidance clients is not psychotherapy. When people contact me for guidance services but have mental or emotional disorders requiring treatment, I refer them to the American Psychological Association to get names of licensed psychologists in their geographical areas. Guidance is not about digging into the psyche or unearthing traumatic material to free someone from a cycle of dysfunctional behaviors. Guidance is about suggestion, feedback, and making and working towards goals, however small or large they may be. 

Thanks for taking the time to read this blog. I will be posting to it regularly in the days and weeks to come. Come visit my website at The Good Garden Life Guidance if you'd like to contact me.

Bloom where you are planted.