How can therapy help me?
In viewing therapy as a collaborative process, I truly believe that each client’s therapy is a uniquely individual space that can be tailored for each person’s needs. Because it is tailored to you, therapy can help you get where you want to be in life and can help with any number of personal goals.
Managing Distress
Major life transitions such as moving abroad, loss of a loved one or separation can often trigger feelings of sadness, anxiety or helplessness. If you are going through a difficult time, therapy can be a safe space to express these painful emotions and process through them. Emotions provide valuable information about how we are experiencing the world around us. Holding in emotions can help contribute to feeling distressed and stuck, as there is no outlet where we feel valid and heard. Therapy provides space not only to acknowledge and validate these emotions but also to feel them in a safer space; it’s only when we process these intense feelings can be move past them.
Support
In our modern society, feelings of isolation, loneliness and disconnection can be very overwhelming. In therapy, you have someone in your corner to support you to create the life you want for yourself. This can include working on building new meaningful connections with others or emotional support through stressful periods among other any variations. Sometimes, even just having a safe non-judgmental space is all one needs to feel supported through challenging times.
Self-Awareness
Often, we get stuck in patterns of thinking or behavior that may be contributing to our distress and symptoms. Therapy can help you gain a better understanding of yourself and how these patterns came to be, thus allowing you to step outside this cycle. Think of it this way, it’s impossible to change something if you don’t know what it is or how it came to be.
Self-Development & Growth
Change can be a very difficult and uncomfortable process, but it is through this very discomfort that we grow. No matter how much our current coping strategies can be holding us back, they develop to protect us and are automatic. Learning to cope in new more adaptive ways can be both exciting and scary since it’s not what we are used to. Being in therapy can help you grow towards your full potential, while having the support and encouragement needed to thrive through the discomfort.