Key Points About Therapy
Here are some important points about therapy
- Therapy is a process. During therapy it is important to focus on the process and not on the results
- Therapy is ultimately about change. It is not continuing doing what has not worked.
- Change in therapy is rooted in a shift in perspective. By allowing yourself to open up your view to seeing things differently.
- Change in therapy requires a commitment to doing the work. As in any endeavor, you will get as much out of therapy as you are willing to put in.
- Therapy is not a quick fix. You became the person you are over time. As such, it will take time for you to change.
- Therapy is not about being told what to do. Instead, it is about learning and growing through your own experiences.
- Real growth happens from taking action. Thinking about doing things doesn’t lead to change.
- Therapy involves making tangible, incremental steps toward change. This requires being patient with the therapeutic process.
- True change best happens when relying on the process to unfold naturally. It is important not to force things to occur to achieve a desired result.
- In the early stages of therapy, you may feel worse before you are better. This happens because you are opening up to your issues and it takes time and effort to learn how to manage them better.
- Tasks to be completed between sessions are regularly assigned. This keeps you more fully engaged in therapy.
- Therapy helps you more clearly understand the person you are. Knowing yourself more deeply is the foundation for change.
- Accept yourself for who you are today. Then, through therapy, strive to change where you believe it is important.
- Therapy is best when it is a collaborative effort between client and therapist. You and I will work together to help you become the person you want to be.
My roles as your therapist
- Active listener and participant
- Collaborator/therapy partner
- Teacher, coach, and guide
- Empathetic supporter