Psychotherapy myths about therapists, clients, why people go to therapy, and the therapy itself prevent some folks from using this uniquely potent tool for crafting a better life. Don’t let fear and misinformation keep you from finding a therapist and a therapy that can help you change your life.
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Sometimes we experience our upset as disproportionately large compared to how much we think we should be suffering. This may be in part because we are living with a memory of a time when we were much younger and much smaller with a very big load to carry.
To start, the question shouldn’t be if you need therapy, but if it would benefit you. Few people need therapy, and only in a few circumstances.
I never imagined myself a perfectionist.
Long term psychotherapy gets a bad rap in the age of managed care and evidenced based concrete treatments.
It is a reasonable question. “Does my therapist like me”?
