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[![A person with long brown hair sitting on a sofa talking to a therapist in a room with natural light from large windows, brick walls, and plants.](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/_A%20person%20with%20long%20brown%20hair%20sitting%20on%20a%20sofa%20talking%20to%20a%20therapist%20in%20a%20room%20with%20natural%20light%20from%20large%20windows%2c%20brick%20walls%2c%20and%20plants..png?width=365&name=_A%20person%20with%20long%20brown%20hair%20sitting%20on%20a%20sofa%20talking%20to%20a%20therapist%20in%20a%20room%20with%20natural%20light%20from%20large%20windows%2c%20brick%20walls%2c%20and%20plants..png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/what-to-expect) ## [What to Expect in Your First Therapy Session](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/what-to-expect) What to expect the first session: [![A teenager with curly black hair and dark eyes wearing a bright yellow t-shirt and smiling against a worn gray wooden wall](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20teenager%20with%20curly%20black%20hair%20and%20dark%20eyes%20wearing%20a%20bright%20yellow%20t-shirt%20and%20smiling%20against%20a%20worn%20gray%20wooden%20wall.png?width=365&name=A%20teenager%20with%20curly%20black%20hair%20and%20dark%20eyes%20wearing%20a%20bright%20yellow%20t-shirt%20and%20smiling%20against%20a%20worn%20gray%20wooden%20wall.png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/counseling-helpful) ## [Why is Counseling Helpful?](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/counseling-helpful) [![A view low to the ground next to soil and sprouting plants with a blue sky and a few white clouds in the distance. The words ](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/TherapyisAboutGrowth-300x251.jpg?width=365&name=TherapyisAboutGrowth-300x251.jpg) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/therapy-growth) ## [Therapy Is About Growth!](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/therapy-growth) Therapy is about growth! [![A gray cardboard cutout of a persons head against a white background with a twin cutout with deep blues and black watercolors halfway inside. An art piece that depicts depression or anxiety. ](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20gray%20cardboard%20cutout%20of%20a%20persons%20head%20against%20a%20white%20background%20with%20a%20twin%20cutout%20with%20deep%20blues%20and%20black%20watercolors%20halfway%20inside.%20An%20art%20piece%20that%20depicts%20depression.png?width=365&name=A%20gray%20cardboard%20cutout%20of%20a%20persons%20head%20against%20a%20white%20background%20with%20a%20twin%20cutout%20with%20deep%20blues%20and%20black%20watercolors%20halfway%20inside.%20An%20art%20piece%20that%20depicts%20depression.png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/anxiety-beast-within-angle-peace) ## [Anxiety: The Beast Within or The Angel of Peace?](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/anxiety-beast-within-angle-peace) **Yes, it’s mean as hell. This “thing” that takes over my mind and my body. What is it? ** [![A person in silhouette with their arms up in a victorious gesture stands on the side of a mountain at sunset.](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20person%20in%20silhouette%20with%20their%20arms%20up%20in%20a%20victorious%20gesture%20stands%20on%20the%20side%20of%20a%20mountain%20at%20sunset.png?width=365&name=A%20person%20in%20silhouette%20with%20their%20arms%20up%20in%20a%20victorious%20gesture%20stands%20on%20the%20side%20of%20a%20mountain%20at%20sunset.png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/therapy-focused-empowering-change) ## [Therapy Focused on Empowering and Change](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/therapy-focused-empowering-change) # In Hebrews 11:8, > Abraham obeys when he is called out from his home by God, even though this must have been difficult for him not knowing exactly where he was being sent. God, sometimes calls on us... 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