Communication Skills Training
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Improve Communication Skills
Are you look to have better communication in all areas of your life? Therapy services at Dream Counseling will incorporate communication skills training to help you become a more assertive communicator.
Trouble with Communication Looks Like…
Communication can be hard and when you have to express yourself you may experience higher levels of anxiety, depression, stress, and other negative emotions. You may then start to you to avoid having difficult conversation altogether, but avoidance also causes you to experience negative emotions.
You often feel like you are not heard or misunderstood when you share your thoughts and feelings, no matter how often you repeat yourself. The person you are speaking with is reflecting what you have expressed incorrectly then you start questioning what you said, how you said it, and what you meant. You may start to feel confused about your own thoughts and what you were trying to express. This can be frustrating causing you to end the conversation completely.
You often find yourself in the middle of conflict when trying to have simple discussions. Feeling like your words were flipped and twisted into something other than what you said. Now you feel hopeless like you what you say doesn’t matter. Communication is something that we do daily, but we are often never trained in effective ways to communicate, making an everyday task difficult and maybe even scary.
You’re in the middle of a conversation with a loved one trying to express to them how what they did affected you. However, your loved one is defensive and talking over you. Eventually you give up on trying to communicate your feelings and walk away feeling worse than before. You sit in your room for the rest of the day replaying the conversation which causes your mood to decrease further.
Common Communication Problems Include
Lack of Boundaries
Reacting to Emotions over Logic
Being Misunderstood
Lack of Assertiveness
Poor Listening Skills
Wanting to Avoid Conflict
I can help…
We will start by exploring your communication troubles to create a plan that helps you to conquer any barriers that stand in the way of you being able to effectively communicate. We will then work on learning ways to increase assertive communication by learning to stand up for yourself while decreasing the chance for conflict.
I will assess your ability to set, enforce, and maintain boundaries. If needed, I can teach you how to set healthy boundaries and to ensure that your boundaries are respected. Boundaries will help you to create a safe space to communicate your needs.
Accountability is another important factor in effective communication, our thoughts and emotions belong to us. We will learn how to manage our own thoughts and feelings in order to have successful conversations with those around us.
During communication skills training you will learn to regulate your emotions during difficult conversation and finish with the confidence to share your thoughts in any setting without fear.