Women and Mental Health
Dr. Olive Okraku’s ultimate goal is to help others to live fulfilling lives. With several years of experience working in different cultures and training in evidence-based modalities, she has worked with women who struggled to be understood due to the unique nature of mental health issues in women.
Her goal is to help women identify their unique needs, access care, and support them to adjust and improve their overall quality of life.
There are mental health issues that affect both men and women, but with unique implications for women. We all know that mental health is relevant to everyone. However, there are social, political, and economic factors that influence women’s mental health and access to care. There are many reasons from socialization to being in multiple roles in their families which may impact how women express their physical health and mental health symptoms and needs. So, while women share many health concerns with men, they have unique healthcare needs. For example, experts have reported that hormonal fluctuation issues not only impact the physical but also the mental health of women. Dr. Olive Okraku has an understanding and uses evidence-based approaches to help you manage, and adjust to these issues and ultimately heal.
Some Women Issues that may Impact Mental Health:
- Infertility/fertility treatments
- Menopause
- Miscarriage/loss of an infant
- Pregnancy
- Postpartum depression and anxiety
- PMS
- Pre-menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Transition to motherhood
The benefits of women counselling:
- Help with transitions in the various stages of a woman’s life
- Help you identify, process, and understand your symptoms
- Provide relief from your symptoms
- Identify and empower you to utilize your own resources and community resources
- Help you to access specific care for your unique needs
- Have a voice in your own care
- Focus specifically on infertility/fertility counselling when needed
- Explore and process external factors such as economic, social, and cultural issues that contribute to your presenting concern.
Reach out and reclaim your life
Together we can identify, explore, and resolve issues that create barriers to living a fulfilling life. North Edmonton Counselling Services provides comprehensive counselling services to individuals of any age, couples, and families.
Working with compassion, empathy, and without judgement, Dr. Olive Okraku will help you discover your innate strength and resilience to manage difficult life transitions, heal emotional pain, restore balance, and enhance your coping skills.
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If you are feeling unsure or overwhelmed, just know that the very act of seeking out information is the right first step in your journey.
As a trained and experienced psychologist, Dr. Olive Okraku can join you in this journey, and together we can work to explore and address whatever issues are keeping you from living a fulfilling life. Her approach is holistic, which takes into account all the aspects of “You” — not just whatever mental state you may be experiencing. She works with people — individuals, children and teens, and couples and families, not cases.
