Even the happiest, most well-adjusted people have problems. Those problems might be caused by marital tensions. Difficulties at work. The death of a friend of family member. Substance abuse. Any on of a thousand things.

When people are hurting - confused, worried, frightened, out of control - they naturally want help. They want a solution that will correct the situation and end their pain, as quickly as possible. Many of then turn to counseling to provide that solution.

In fact, recent studies show that one in every three Americans has been in counseling, and as many as 15 million men and women are currently receiving some form of counseling or therapy.

Counseling or psychotherapy is a form of healing conversation. The role of the therapist in this conversation is to guide those seeking help toward making personal changes. The desired changes are usually stated as goals at the beginning of the counseling process and re-examined at each subsequent session. Of course, these goals - what people expect from their lives and their therapy - are as varied as the indiviuals themselves and the problems they face.

This now raises the question: why choose the CCAA for counseling?