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How Does Psychotherapy Help Everyone

What is psychotherapy?
People often view psychotherapy to be very mysterious. Actually, psychotherapy (also referred to as counseling) is about a therapist using psychological intervention to help a client (or counselee) to resolve his or her difficulties. It is a helping process.While some clients and patients need more therapeutic intervention with a specific clinical approach, many clients just require a safe space to receive the support and understanding they need in order to figure out their own solutions and new ways to behave.

“Family Physician”
In many western countries, people have their own psychotherapist, who works similarly like a “family physician” – a professional helper that knows your developmental history and past psychological experience, while also understanding your lifestyle, preferences and cultural background.Just as a family physician can provide preventative treatment through regular checkups and answering your health questions, a personal psychotherapist can also provide stable, caring support to an individual. In the event that a psychosocial stressor arises, making things tough on you, you can receive appropriate intervention from someone you trust and remain emotionally healthy.

Developmental needs in every stage of life 
In fact, people in modern society encounter stress and emotional injuries quite often. It is only in the past 30-40 years that most people in the world no longer wake up every day worrying about safety or starvation. The psychological needs of human beings have shifted from dealing with life or death situations to developmental challenges, such as how to live a full life, how to be the real me, and how to have deep, fulfilling and authentic relationships.

Developmental needs can be observed in every stage of life, from childhood to teenage years, from college to a first job, from courtship to marriage, to becoming parents and eventually entering the “empty-nest” phase of life. In each stage, there are potential crises and tough moments.

Having a psychotherapist that you can trust will make these transitional periods easier for you.

The therapeutic relationship
The therapeutic relationship is like a relationship between a mountain climber and a coach. Unlike the regular doctor-patient relationship, therapists do not tell people what decision to make. Like a coach, the therapist understands where the climber wants to go, listens to what obstacles are in the way, and works together with the climber through the road blocks. The coach is trained in skills and strategies, but the climber ultimately decides what to apply to his or her unique situation.This process transpires in a safe, confidential and professional relationship. The client is allowed to share painful feelings that might not be permitted elsewhere. These unaccepted vulnerable emotions, and complex or traumatic experiences, are accepted by a trained professional in this safe environment without fear of judgment.

Once these difficult internal processes are allowed, addressed and understood, people often see the recourse and strength that they had the entire time, only previously inhibited. People can then eventually thrive equipped with the mental flexibility to handle situations in a healthy way.

This kind of support and help is available to everyone that is willing to try.

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