Affordable Counseling Center

Affordable Counseling Center Online and phone counseling session. No insurance needed.

Affordable Counseling Center is the sister company of Star Point Counseling Center with the purpose of providing the same professional services and therapy as Star Point for a fraction of the cost. With Affordable Counseling Center's many therapists who have extensive experience providing therapy for children, teens, individuals, couples, and families, we have helped many people with issues of depression, stress, anxiety, relationships, marriage counseling, family counseling, family dynamic issues, separation and divorce, grief and loss, parenting skills, PTSD, repeated negative behavior as well as addictions.

08/09/2022

Affordable Counseling Center is the sister company of Star Point Counseling Center in Tampa Fl. & Brandon Fl. We help people with anxiety, stress, depression, self esteem, negative thoughts, couples counseling, marriage counseling and child counseling.
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07/21/2021

Having fun is good for you because physiologically, it helps to balance out our stress and feel-good hormones, preventing diseases long-term. It helps to boost our creativity, energy, productivity, and overall cognition. It's like our brains revert back to being a child again.

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06/24/2021

“Couples therapy” and “couples counseling” usually mean the same thing. There is no difference between them on a technical level.

The only context in which it matters what the session is called is a legal one; in some places, you must have a special certification or license to practice “therapy” that is more difficult to obtain than the certification or licensing to practice “counseling.”

Whether you call it couples therapy or couples counseling, this type of engagement with a qualified professional provides couples with an opportunity to work through their most difficult or emotionally challenging problems.

These problems can range from simple communication issues or significant disagreements to substance abuse issues and psychological disorders (Bonior, 2017).

While couples therapy can be a great way to reconnect with your partner or mend the differences between you, there are many ways to make sure you keep the spark alive and the relationship healthy without seeing a professional. There are many resources out there that draw from theories or research in couples therapy.

It’s never too late (or too early) to start putting a little more effort into your relationship. If you would like to improve your connection, choose one or two of the activities and exercises described below to practice with your partner.

06/21/2021

What happens in marriage counseling? The most important aspect of marriage counseling is learning new skills that’ll benefit your relationship beyond the counseling sessions.

Some of the most important skills in a relationship include:

Communication skills
Patience and forgiveness
Trust and honesty
Selflessness
Stress-management
Most couples have had all the essential skills at some point in their relationship but have just forgotten how to use them. Your therapy sessions will remind you of the importance of these skills and show you how they can improve your relationship.

05/11/2021

Anxiety counseling is more prevalent at Affordable Counseling Center in Brandon Fl. & Tampa Fl.
Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness. It might cause you to sweat, feel restless and tense, and have a rapid heartbeat. It can be a normal reaction to stress. For example, you might feel anxious when faced with a difficult problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision.
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05/04/2021

Couples counseling is useful when one or both of you is not satisfied with your level of intimacy.” It can be difficult for people to talk about something this personal, but a good therapist can help guide the conversation and should know how to make you both feel more comfortable discussing intimate subjects.

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05/03/2021

What are the signs of stress?
Physical, emotional and behavioral symptoms develop.
Physical symptoms of stress include:
Aches and pains.
Chest pain or a feeling like your heart is racing.
Exhaustion or trouble sleeping.
Headaches, dizziness or shaking.
High blood pressure.
Muscle tension or jaw clenching.
Stomach or digestive problems.

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05/03/2021

What to expect in couples counseling in Tampa Fl. & Brandon Fl. The therapist will want to know the main problems you are experiencing, and what causes most of your stress within the relationship. Some aspects of relationship stress that may be discussed include parenting conflicts, intimacy issues, and communication issues (or other types of distress)

03/15/2021

Scientists believe that as many as 40 percent of those with depression can trace it to a genetic link. Environmental and other factors make up the other 60 percent. Research has also shown that people with parents or siblings who have depression are up to three times more likely to have the condition. At Affordable Counseling Center in Brandon Fl. we have helped countless clients work through depression.

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03/02/2021

Marriage Counseling in Brandon Fl. & Tampa Fl.

All couples experience conflict. For some it's battles about money; for others it's a s*x life that's lacking or a pattern of constant arguing. And the coronavirus pandemic has added yet another potential stressor: more time at home together, which can exacerbate tensions or expose hidden cracks in a relationship.

Therapy can help. Contrary to what some may believe, it's not about finger-pointing — who did what or who is to blame. Rather, “couples therapy provides tools for communicating and asking for what you need,” says Tracy Ross, a relationship and family therapist in New York City.

Eye-rollers, take note: According to the American Psychological Association, about 75 percent of couples who opt for therapy say it improves their relationships. “A lot of couples tell me that it is the only hour they have during the week where they're focused on each other, with no distractions,” Ross says.

Many partners struggle together for years before trying therapy, says Gail Saltz, M.D., a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, but “it's always better to go earlier in the process.” Unhealthy behavior and resentful feelings can become more difficult to change the longer that they continue.

A major roadblock to getting help? When only one person in a relationship is eager for change. “Sometimes someone will come in who is very willing to do the work and the other person is not,” Saltz says. “Ultimately, both people have to participate.”

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207 W. Morgan St. Avenue
Brandon, FL
33510

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Monday 11am - 8pm
Friday 11am - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

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+18132441251

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Clarissa Crystal-Belle, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), is Co-Founder and the Executive Clinical Director at Affordable Counseling Center and Star Point Counseling Center in Tampa Fl. & Brandon Fl. She has over 20 years of clinical therapy experience and has been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) since 1997. With Clarissa's extensive experience providing marriage counseling, couples counseling, relationship counseling, co parenting counseling, therapy for children, teens, individuals, she has helped many people with issues of depression, stress, anxiety, relationships, marriage counseling, family counseling, family dynamic issues, separation and divorce, grief and loss, parenting skills, PTSD, repeated negative behavior as well as addictions. Clarissa supervises all cases of the intern counselors at Affordable Counseling Center in Tampa Fl. & Brandon Fl. on a daily basis.