Schizophrenia is a severe and persistent mental illness, however, life is not over. Support is key. Medication can be very important and therapy can also provide a safe space to talk about how you mind is processing the world. It is different and that's ok.
Licensed Professional Counsellor, RPC #3875, CT #2438, LSCC
Symptoms of this diagnosis may involve hallucinations and delusions, along with disorganized communication and difficulty thinking clearly. Treatment involves ensuring that you are heard and your words are listened to with empathy and understanding while modeling caring and realistic thought patterns.
Registered Psychotherapist, Psychology and Coaching Clinics
Schizophrenia affects the sufferer’s ability to determine what is real and what is not. This experience is known as “psychoses”, and can take the form of hallucinations (sensory experiences that go against reality; such as hearing people talking to you who are not there), and delusions (a strong belief that does not correspond with reality). Unlike what is depicted in pop-media sufferers of schizophrenia often experience auditory hallucinations over visual ones.
I have worked with family members of folks with psychosis, schizophrenia and other chronic mental health challenges. In our work together, you will come to understand family dynamics and patterns that can change in order to change the family system. I hold space for client's to acknowledge the difficulties in their daily lives and also to understand their own feelings and reactions to what they are going through.