Treina Aronson, LMHC
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
| "When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.” Victor Frankl |
| WHY CHOOSE PSYCHOTHERAPY? What better investment than an investment in yourself- |
How can therapy help?
Through therapy you will identify the obstacles that stand in the way of living a full and
rewarding life. Whether these obstacles are created by current stressors or an unresolved
past, therapy can assist you in finding ways to move past these obstacles.
Therapy is an intensely individual process, meaning there is no one ready-made therapy that
works for everyone. Since life is a continual journey, with many bumps along the way,
ultimately therapy helps by assisting you in strengthening your own resiliency in the face of
personal adversity.
Through therapy you will identify the obstacles that stand in the way of living a full and
rewarding life. Whether these obstacles are created by current stressors or an unresolved
past, therapy can assist you in finding ways to move past these obstacles.
Therapy is an intensely individual process, meaning there is no one ready-made therapy that
works for everyone. Since life is a continual journey, with many bumps along the way,
ultimately therapy helps by assisting you in strengthening your own resiliency in the face of
personal adversity.
Under what circumstances do people usually consider using psychotherapy?
Close to 25 % of adults suffer at some time in their life from depression or anxiety. While
therapy is often used to treat clinical diagnoses, people choose therapy for a variety of
reasons. Many people choose therapy to help guide them through major life transitions.
Reasons for choosing psychotherapy may include the following:
• Feeling stuck or trapped
• Making an important decision
• A difficulty in trusting others
• Grief and loss
• Relationship/Intimacy difficulties
• Separation/Divorce
• Parenting challenges
• Fear that is preventing achievement of goals
• Job stress, loss, or dissatisfaction
• Excessive worry
Close to 25 % of adults suffer at some time in their life from depression or anxiety. While
therapy is often used to treat clinical diagnoses, people choose therapy for a variety of
reasons. Many people choose therapy to help guide them through major life transitions.
Reasons for choosing psychotherapy may include the following:
• Feeling stuck or trapped
• Making an important decision
• A difficulty in trusting others
• Grief and loss
• Relationship/Intimacy difficulties
• Separation/Divorce
• Parenting challenges
• Fear that is preventing achievement of goals
• Job stress, loss, or dissatisfaction
• Excessive worry
What issues do couples work on in psychotherapy?
As with an individual, couples choose therapy for a variety of reasons. Couples may seek
psychotherapy to repair a damaged relationship, to proactively address issues to ensure
continued strength in their relationship, or they may be seeking counseling prior to taking a
new step such as living together or getting married. Some issues addressed with couples in
therapy are:
• Communication
• Money and finances
• Sex and intimacy
• Infidelity
• Making decisions
• Balancing priorities
• Dealing with extended family
• Blending families
• Resolving conflict
As with an individual, couples choose therapy for a variety of reasons. Couples may seek
psychotherapy to repair a damaged relationship, to proactively address issues to ensure
continued strength in their relationship, or they may be seeking counseling prior to taking a
new step such as living together or getting married. Some issues addressed with couples in
therapy are:
• Communication
• Money and finances
• Sex and intimacy
• Infidelity
• Making decisions
• Balancing priorities
• Dealing with extended family
• Blending families
• Resolving conflict
While this list is by no means inclusive, your therapy may help you in one or more of the
following ways:
• Rediscover a sense of purpose
• Develop the ability to construct realistic plans
• Bring passion back into your life
• Learn how to relax and techniques to assist you
• Balance priorities
• Develop assertiveness skills in negotiation and decision making
• Learn how to have fun again
• Improve communication within personal and professional relationships
• Gain an ability to set boundaries
• Learn how to move past anxiety
• Allow yourself to be open to intimacy
• Gain confidence in your abilities
• Build the capacity to manage strong emotions and impulses
• Forgive yourself and/or others in your life
Is psychotherapy effective?
Psychotherapy has long been established as an effective means to diminish many mental
health symptoms such as depression, as well as to help people through difficult life
transitions. However, increasingly we understand the effects of psychotherapy to have an
even broader reach. In recent years the mind/body connection has garnered much attention
by researchers. This examination has lead to an increasing body of research identifying how
therapy can have a positive effect on a person’s overall health. In other words, strengthening
your emotional health has found to be reflected in positive physical health.
For more information on the benefits of psychotherapy and the Mind/Body connection see
Online Resources
Psychotherapy has long been established as an effective means to diminish many mental
health symptoms such as depression, as well as to help people through difficult life
transitions. However, increasingly we understand the effects of psychotherapy to have an
even broader reach. In recent years the mind/body connection has garnered much attention
by researchers. This examination has lead to an increasing body of research identifying how
therapy can have a positive effect on a person’s overall health. In other words, strengthening
your emotional health has found to be reflected in positive physical health.
For more information on the benefits of psychotherapy and the Mind/Body connection see
Online Resources
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