You Can Have the Things in Life You Want

Do you keep falling into the same old patterns in spite of your best efforts to change? You keep repeating behaviors that you know aren't working for you anymore. You're frustrated with the way things are and you've tried to do things differently. You feel discouraged, depressed or hopeless that things can change.

Are you tired of…

• struggling with self esteem that keeps you from meeting your life goals?
• continuing to pick the wrong people to have a relationship with or being afraid to get into a relationship?
• listening to the same old records playing in your head that make you feel worthless and hopeless?
• feeling like you have less to offer than others do?
• using drugs, alcohol, gambling, food or sex to cope with stress?
• being angry with yourself, others, the world…?

"I had developed some poor coping skills.  I had tried for over a year to do something different on my own but was unsuccessful.

Lynne helped me to understand why I was reacting the way I was and together we developed healthier ways of coping.  I felt like I in this horrible cycle that I simply couldn't get out of until I asked for help.  I really appreciated the way Lynne just didn't 'talk' about the issue, but that she helped me to come up with very tangible ways to combat it.   

I have learned to recognize uncomfortable feelings when they arise and find more appropriate ways to deal with them.  Many times it simply involves recognizing the feeling and telling myself its okay to feel that way. I've become more comfortable with myself and those around me.  I've learned to speak up.  I'm the happiest I've been in a really long time."

Change is possible.

You can have the kind of life you want. You don't have to keep repeating unhealthy patterns in your relationships. You can learn new ways to cope that make you feel good about yourself. You don't have to keep struggling with self doubt and uncertainty.

I can help.

I've helped many people just like you make the changes they want to, permanently. They learned healthy behaviors; to love themselves and in turn find love; to trust themselves; to ask for what they want so they get what they need; to be happy. Would you like to see if this is possible for you?

"I've struggled throughout my life with feelings of insecurity. I found myself in a pattern where I was unhappy and dissatisfied with things in my life, yet I continuously made the same choices with the same unsatisfactory results.

Working with Lynne was one of the best things I could have done for myself. She helped me to identify the issues that caused dissatisfaction and pain, learned how I was currently dealing with these issues, and then helped me to unlearn the destructive thought processes that kept me in the cycle of insecurity. All the while letting me be the judge of what was acceptable in my life.

Since working with Lynne, I've learned so much about who I am and who I want to be. I've noticed a tremendous change in the way I view myself, and I feel empowered to make good life choices for myself."

Ready to put your dysfunctional past behind you for good?

Email or call me at (503) 243-2283 for a phone consultation.

To book an appointment now click here.

Lynne Coon, MS — counselor serving communities in the greater Portland metropolitan area including: Portland, Vancouver, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Tualatin, Beaverton, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Hillsboro, Forest Grove, King City, West Linn, Wilsonville, Gresham, Troutdale, Scappoose, St Helens, Camas, Brush Prairie, Battle Ground, and Multnomah County, Clackamas County, Washington County and Clark County.

Lynne Coon, Licensed Professional Counselor

1020 SW Taylor #448, Portland, Oregon 97205 | (503) 243-2283 | Email

Break out of old patterns: increase your confidence,
decrease depression and start living your life.

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