• You’re facing situations causing you stress, anxiety and upset.
  
• You are experiencing intense or uncomfortable feelings such as anger, sadness, fear, frustration and depression.
  
• You are behaving in ways that don’t fit your normal pattern, don’t serve your needs, or are problematic to you or others.
  
• You are thinking thoughts that are peculiar, hard to understand, out-of-control or disturbing.
  
• You’ve experienced a traumatic event, such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, a serious accident or a criminal injury.
  
• You are dealing with a relationship issue or family conflict.
  
• You’re going through a difficult life transition, such as the death of a loved one, a life-threatening illness, divorce, separation, or a mid-life crisis.
  
• You are challenged by family issues, such as parenting, child-rearing, adolescence, and ageing parents.
  
• You need help with an addiction such as smoking, alcohol, drugs, sex or gambling.
  
• You have an eating disorder.
  
• You are facing difficulties with matters of gender identity, sexual orientation, racism and oppression.
  
• You wish to explore spiritual issues, questions of meaning or matters of faith.
  

--borrowed from: Ontario Society of Psychotherapists