There are many reasons people seek counseling services. Maybe you have been struggling or maybe you want help making an important decision. If you are looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging life situation, have the desire to improve the quality of your life, or need to talk through a major event, we are here for you and want to help.
As caring and professional counselors, our goal is to help you discover your true potential by focusing on your strengths and helping you improve your weaknesses. We will support you as you work toward your goals and provide effective and compassionate care for you.
We provide individual therapy, couples counseling and family therapy for people of all ages regardless of sex, race, color, religion, political view, national origin, social status, financial resources, or inability to pay for services.
Make a Counseling PaymentYou can take the Brief Trauma Questionnaire by clicking the button below and find out how to score your results by clicking here.
Brief Trauma Questionnaire
*The assessments found on this page are self-assessments only and do not constitute medical advice*
Please call an office near you to schedule an appointment with one of our professionals. In Fargo please call (701) 235-4457; in Minot, please call (701) 852-2854; in Bismarck, please call (701) 255-1793; and in Langdon, please call (701) 256-2354.
Depression is intense feelings of sadness, hopelessness, helplessness or worthlessness. These feelings can last for many days, weeks or even months and interfere in your everyday living. These intense feelings can even prevent you from doing what you used to love to do.
How can you benefit from therapy? Therapy helps you take an active role in your treatment. In therapy you can learn what your depression looks like to you. Everyone is different in their symptoms and the therapist will work on helping you understand the symptoms that you are displaying. Together you and the therapist will explore different coping skills and practice how to use these skills. These skills will help you manage symptoms of depression, which can help you enjoy the activities you once loved. Continue to learn more here.
Anxiety is the reaction a person has both mentally and physically to circumstances in life that are stressful, dangerous, or unknown. Stress can even come from positive things in a person’s life, for example – a new job or relationship. People often benefit from having some low levels of anxiety, helping to motivate them and allowing them to get things done. For some, the anxiety becomes too much and disproportionate to the stressor – this can be unproductive, unhealthy, distracting, and even debilitating. This is when anxiety becomes a disorder. People can feel like they are worrying too much about things, feel restless and pent up, may have difficulty sleeping or slowing their minds down, and might even be irritable. They may avoid places, things or certain people to prevent feelings of anxiety. Physical sensations such as muscle tension, stomach aches, restlessness, and panic might be present. These symptoms are common for people with anxiety and they can be helped.
It can be useful for a person with uncomfortable anxiety to see a therapist to help manage that anxiety better. This can be done through developing and practicing coping skills to counteract the anxiety. Mindfulness and calming strategies can be quite helpful for those suffering with out-of-proportion anxiety. Sometimes cognitive strategies can be used to adjust our perceptions and thoughts about the stresses in our lives. Also, anxiety can feel very isolating and contribute to people feeling alone. They may feel unable or reluctant to share these emotions with family and friends – at these times they might just need someone who will listen. A therapist can do just that. A therapist will work with you to ensure your goals and needs are being met along the way in a competent and compassionate matter.
To read more about anxiety disorders, click here.
To learn more about anxiety symptoms, click here.
Trauma is defined in many was these days. IT can defined by the mental health field by an event that has occurred that which can result in an emotional response to an extremely negative event (as defined by the APA). While trauma is a normal reaction to a negative event the effects can be so severe that it can interfere with a person ability to function. Living through the last 6 months we have seen and heard many traumatic events. Based on our past life experiences and current life stressors these may all have an impact on how well we can manage trauma and this current Pandemic.
Part of managing trauma is being able to recognize our ability manage the trauma/stress on our own if we can, some signs and symptoms of trauma are: recognizing when someone is starting to struggling, they may become more depressed or isolate more, more irritable, may be triggered by things that never bothered them before, changes in personalities, serious health problems, these are just a few of the many symptoms that may occur. These could be just some of the signs that family or friends could benefit from professional support from counseling to help with managing all that there are struggling with. Some people are able to manage their trauma on their own and never need to seek professional help. These people have strong resiliency skills and appear less impacted by the trauma.
The best thing we can do as family, friends and community members and is be supportive and understanding that this is a very difficult time for all of mankind. We want to keep grace and kindness at the front lines and remind everyone that we are here for each other and that we are resilient human beings that can make it through this difficult time hopefully a stronger and more loving society.
Payment for counseling services can be made through health insurance, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) or private payment on a sliding fee scale. We will never refuse service because of inability to pay.
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Fargo (Main Office)
Catholic Charities North Dakota
5201 Bishops Blvd., Suite B
Fargo, ND 58104
(701) 235-4457
Langdon Outreach Office
Catholic Charities North Dakota
St. Alphonsus Elementary
209 10th Ave
Langdon, ND 58249
(701)-256-2354
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Bismarck
Catholic Charities North Dakota
600 S. 2nd St., Suite 150
Bismarck, ND 58504
(701) 255-1793
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