REASONS TO CONSIDER PSYCHOTHERAPY
The purpose of psychotherapy is change. People enter psychotherapy for a variety of reasons, but the goal is always to provide an environment where positive changes and personal growth can occur.
Psychotherapy is uniquely suited to help people achieve greater self-awareness and self-understanding. The nature of our thoughts and emotions; how we perceive ourselves, others and the world; how our personality forms, and how it affects every area of our life—these are all explored through psychotherapy. With this greater self-awareness and self-understanding, individuals can choose and create for themselves a life that is healthy and fulfilling, although it may be very different than the life they envisioned before initiating psychotherapy.
For some, the focus is relief from the symptoms and suffering that result from psychological conditions like depression and anxiety. Decades of research has established that psychotherapy is the most consistently effective way to treat these conditions.
For others, difficulties in important relationships, such as with parents, siblings, or with romantic partners, are the primary concern. Psychotherapy can help with understanding how problems in relationships develop, especially unhealthy patterns that seem to arise in many different relationships. Psychotherapy can also provide a framework for healthy, satisfactory relationships, and teach skills for resolving conflicts.
The purpose of psychotherapy is change. People enter psychotherapy for a variety of reasons, but the goal is always to provide an environment where positive changes and personal growth can occur.
Psychotherapy is uniquely suited to help people achieve greater self-awareness and self-understanding. The nature of our thoughts and emotions; how we perceive ourselves, others and the world; how our personality forms, and how it affects every area of our life—these are all explored through psychotherapy. With this greater self-awareness and self-understanding, individuals can choose and create for themselves a life that is healthy and fulfilling, although it may be very different than the life they envisioned before initiating psychotherapy.
For some, the focus is relief from the symptoms and suffering that result from psychological conditions like depression and anxiety. Decades of research has established that psychotherapy is the most consistently effective way to treat these conditions.
For others, difficulties in important relationships, such as with parents, siblings, or with romantic partners, are the primary concern. Psychotherapy can help with understanding how problems in relationships develop, especially unhealthy patterns that seem to arise in many different relationships. Psychotherapy can also provide a framework for healthy, satisfactory relationships, and teach skills for resolving conflicts.