My Nonprofit Reviews

A serious situation occurred in my family which caused me deep sadness, extreme anger, and very dark thoughts. The anger and dark thoughts consumed me. I felt helpless. I’m a fixer and couldn’t fix (aka control) the situation for my family. I thought I could manage these feelings or they would just go away, but they didn’t. I was miserable. I knew I needed help.

I went through the EAP program at work, where they provided me a list of counseling centers near me. After looking up a few of them, I came across Samaritan Counseling. The one thing that stuck out about Samaritan that I didn’t see with the others center, was each counselor had a very lengthy bio. I really liked this. I read through all of them, found someone, and made an appointment.

Self-awareness as the main tool Samaritan taught me. Being self-aware of my thoughts and feelings has dramatically changed my life for the better! I originally went to counseling for my family situation, but after multiple sessions, it turned out I had other issues I needed to work on. I continued counseling for a year. It was the best thing I had ever done! I only wish I would’ve started sooner.

I use the tools Samaritan gave me almost every day. I still get angry, depressed, and have dark thoughts, but I now immediate recognize those feelings, what they are about, and how to deal with them.

In today’s times, it’s hard to find truly compassionate people. The staff at Samaritan embody this. I recently had the pleasure of attending an event with some of the Samaritan staff members and board members. To see how passionate they are about the work they do was truly inspiring. I am forever grateful for how Samaritan changed my life!