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Stop the Merry-Go-Round

Therapy for individuals, couples, and families who have been at this breaking point before.

Available Throughout Arizona

Today Just Did Not Go Well

More bad days than good days, and that is the reason you are on this website. This moment is the breaking point, and something must change.

There have been other breaking points before this one. And then paralysis, the inability to act.

“Why is it so difficult? Why can’t I follow through?”

Because…

Some Days Are Good!

On the good days, optimism takes over and puts you back on the ride. Maybe today it will last. Just one more chance.

Those words swirl around in your mind, but the heart is not buying it.

The tenseness in the body, the heaviness in the chest, and the sinking feeling in the stomach are all signs of disbelief.

So it becomes easier to just not think about it. Not deal with it.

The Cycle Is So Familiar

The difficult days seem to be increasingly and progressively more challenging.

The good days can’t be enjoyed, because they will not last.

It feels like being on a merry-go-round that is going too fast and won’t stop!

Why You Have Not Been Able to Follow Through

There is an answer to that question. The good days are what keep the cycle running.

Optimism arrives, the heart does not believe it, and the plan quietly gets postponed. By the time the next breaking point comes around, acting on it is harder than it was the time before.

If You Have Already Decided, We Should Talk

I work with highly motivated individuals, couples, and families who have decided that now is the time to do something different.

I work with adults in traditional and non-traditional families. I am LGBTQ+ allied and do not discriminate.

I have helped many clients stop the merry-go-round and set a new direction for their lives.

I can help you!

Schedule a Free Phone Consultation

What happens on the free phone consultation

  • 1We talk about what is going on, in plain language, at your pace.
  • 2We decide together whether this is a good fit for you.
  • 3If it is, we set a time. No pressure, no obligation.

You Will Always Know What Comes Next

Nothing gets hidden from you, from the first call through the last session. Collaborative goals get established, and the plan is built for your situation.

What interrupts the cycle is a plan you can see, with steps you can name and a next move that is decided before you need it.

The first call

We start by understanding what brought you here and what you want to be different. Nothing is hidden – you know from the outset how this works.

Collaborative goals

Goals get established together, and the plan is built for your specific situation, not a template.

A plan you can see

Every step of the way there are clearly defined next steps in the process of change. Knowing where the work has been and where it is going next takes a good deal of pressure off.

Tools you keep

Tools will be provided that you can apply over and over, in many of life’s situations. The analogies come in memorable story form, the kind you can still recall long after a session has ended.

What I Will Not Promise You

There is no magic potion or miracle cure.

Whatever brings you here, it is doubtful that it began yesterday, and it will not be talked away in an afternoon.

You will not be judged for any of it.

Life Can Be Different!

Something different has to be done. It can start with one email or one phone call.

The consultation is free and takes place by phone. We will talk about what is going on, decide together whether this is a good fit, and set a time if it is.

Email or Call for a Free Phone Consultation
Philip Rogers, LMFT, founder of Life Counseling Center

Hi, I’m Philip

Founder of Life Counseling Center

What made me a therapist was a plain thing: the desire not to simply put a Band-Aid on an issue or hand a person off to somebody else. I am here to come alongside and guide.

With your goals for therapy in mind, we work together using therapeutic interventions uniquely designed for your situation. With the knowledge and the tools you gain, you will be able to:

  • See the cycle more clearly
  • Understand where and how to interrupt the cycle
  • Establish a more fulfilling path forward

Break the cycle and experience something better.

More About Me

What I Offer

Two ways I come alongside you – grounded, practical, and built around your situation.

Individual Therapy

Individual Therapy

For the adult who is done circling the same breaking point and ready to set a new direction.

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Couples Therapy

Couples Therapy

For partners – traditional and non-traditional families alike – who have decided the time is now.

Learn more

Do Something Different

You have already taken the first step by reading this website.

The next step is a free phone consultation. Email or call, and I will set it up.

Today did not go well. That is worth acting on now, before the next good day talks you out of it.

(480) 269-2713

philip@lccofaz.com