Anxiety:

• Do you frequently experience extreme unease or excessive worry about a variety of situations, experiences and/or objects?
• When you feel anxious are you sometimes unable to reassure yourself?
• Do you sometimes feel uncomfortably restless or irritable?
• Do you sometimes experience extreme fear or panic with physical symptoms accompanied by the feeling that you’ve lost control or may die?
• Do you worry that you will have another experience of extreme panic?
• Have you changed your behavior in an attempt to avoid panic brought on by a situation, experience and/or an object?
• Do you sometimes feel trapped or in danger when you are in certain places or situations?
• Do you sometimes avoid places, situations and/or objects if you anticipate feeling trapped or panic?
• Consider getting a counseling help from our family therapist in Pleasanton

Chemical Substance or Alcohol Use:

• Are important activities and responsibilities in your life suffering as a result of your chemical or alcohol use?
• Have you put your life or others at risk while driving and using drugs or alcohol?
• Are your relationship problems in your life connected to your drug or alcohol use?
• Do you sometimes use more alcohol or drugs than you intend to or for longer than you intend?
• Are you experiencing negative emotional or physical side affects when cutting down on your alcohol, drugs or medications?
• Have you tried to reduce your use but your attempts have been unsuccessful?
• Have you found over time you’ve had to use more or larger amounts of alcohol or drugs to get the same high?
• Have you given up or neglected some of your interests and relationships because of your substance/alcohol or medication use?

Couples Contemplating Marriage:

• Have you and your partner explored your opinions and values regarding money, children, workloads, in-laws and matters of faith?
• Do you have concerns regarding your sexual compatibility for the long term?
• Do you lack confidence in your ability to fight well without emotional long-term consequences?
• Is one of you experiencing difficulty in committing to marriage?

Eating Challenges:

• Are the feelings you have about yourself and your weight tied together for you?
• Do you worry a lot about becoming overweight or fat?
• Are you sometimes unable to control the large amounts of food you eat?
• Do you engage in behaviors such as vomiting after eating and/or excessively exercising in order to prevent yourself from gaining weight?
• Do you over focus on maintaining your weight at a particular number?
• Do you feel angry with yourself, depressed or disgusted after eating?
• Do you choose to eat alone so others can’t see what/how much you eat?

Families in Distress that may need counseling:

• Does your family struggle with communication in managing and resolving conflicts?
• Do you and your partner have challenges with parenting and discipline?
• Are the Siblings experiencing serious concerns getting along with each other?
• Is one family member struggling with a chronic challenge such as chemical use, mood disorder and/or major illness?
• Is your family coping with the aftermath of an extreme loss, (death, suicide, or homicide) change of life circumstance and/or life threatening illness?

Men and Work Challenges:

• Do you feel what you contribute is overlooked, dismissed or devalued?
• Are your feeling overworked to the point of exhaustion?
• Do you feel that the necessity of a paycheck is keeping you in a job or work environment that is oppressive?
• Do work demands keep you from taking care of yourself and your needs?
• Have you successfully climbed the corporate ladder but still feel empty and unfulfilled?

Women and Work Challenges:

• Do you feel what you contribute is overlooked, dismissed or devalued?
• Are your feeling overworked to the point of exhaustion?
• Do you feel overwhelmed trying to balance home and work life?
• Do work demands keep you from taking care of yourself and your needs?
• Have you successfully climbed the corporate ladder but still feel empty and unfulfilled?

Obsessive and/or Compulsive Behavior:

• Are there moments when you can’t prevent certain persistent and distressing thoughts from popping into your head?
• Are you sometimes unable to control the obsessive thoughts created by your mind?
• Do you feel compelled to perform and repeat certain actions or rituals that seem excessive?
• Do you engage in behaviors and/or thoughts that interfere with your life and/or cause you concern?