The Session: Therapy and the Senior Citizen

It was just a random thought that led us to this week's episode.  Scott asked Tom if doing therapy with senior citizens was different from other counseling.  We hope it's informative!Counseling & Senior Citizens Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. – Isaiah 46:4 The Caregiver (Susan Goertz)Support for the caregiver is vitally important. It is a priority that the caregiver have help and our time to recover. The drain isPhysicalEmotionalMentalSpiritualCounseling helps the elderly with transitioning into retirement.Reflecting on career memoriesTalking about what retirement will look likeDealing with medical issues. As you age, you may have health issues that change the way you do things.Counseling helps life style changes that are life interrupting.Counseling also helps with:Dealing with grief. Part of aging is losing people that you know. For some, that means losing a close friend, family member, or partner. Counseling can help you work through your grief and your thoughts related to aging, death, and dying 6 common strategies that older people can adopt to lead a healthy lifestyle? fitness - water exercises, swimming, dancing, fast walking and cycling keep your heart and lungs fit and healthy.  To reach Tom Russell, please call 419-709-8447, email Tom at [email protected], or visit his website at https://www.heritagechristiancounselingofmansfield.com