Many
couples enter therapy with complaints that are rooted in being stuck at a specific developmental stage.
People enter therapy for a variety of reasons; usually, a common factor is that they want some kind of growth, change, or relief from emotional pain.
1 in 13 people
who enter a therapy office or clinic are addicted, yet only 10 % receive treatment.
These couples
enter therapy with a variety of problems but have difficulty organizing and expressing them to the therapist.
Couples
often enter therapy in order to gain the clarity, skills, and confidence necessary to negotiate, on an ongoing basis, the many different points of contention unique to their relationship.
Many of my
clients enter therapy struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief, trauma, relationship difficulties, or challenging life transitions.
If the abuse has been going on for a long time, both partners should seek help separately
before entering therapy together.
If a couple
enters therapy in a state of crisis, the course of the first few sessions may go differently.
Some people who
enter therapy seeking treatment for conditions such depression or social anxiety may discover that they also experience diminished emotional intelligence.
And when it comes to validation, adults should
enter therapy if they feel they lack the inner resources to provide their own validation.
People don't
always enter therapy with personal growth as their primary goal, but they almost always leave believing they're a better human being.
I am happy to take your call and to hear some of your concerns or struggles free of charge as I
know entering therapy can be somewhat scary or anxiety provoking.
Couples often
enter therapy exhausted by the amount of effort that the relationship or particular issues requires and are caught in patterns of hurt or avoidance.
Before I became a therapist, I read that the best therapy often takes place when one or both partners have said «I'm Done», prior to
entering the therapy room.
Individuals
often enter therapy to gain better insight into their own behaviors and responses to circumstances that occur in their lives.
People enter therapy not just because they're stuck and struggling, but also because they're ready and hopeful for change.
Studies show that almost one third of
couples entering therapy are mixed agenda couples, in which one is leaning in and desires to save the marriage, while the other is leaning out.
«People
entering therapy want some kind of change, whether in the quality of their relationships or in their personal or professional satisfaction levels.
Increasingly, too, women who do decide to
enter therapy look for feminist therapists, professionals who, whether female or male, focus on helping the client define herself in terms of her own needs and potential rather than in terms of the assumptions and expectations of society or of the particular therapist about her needs.
While her father becomes obsessed with revenge fantasies,
Annie enters therapy, where she refuses to admit she's been victimized.
AKC has now enhanced the program to add an advanced level CGC for those wishing to
enter therapy training and train their dog in good manners in a natural «life» setting - mainly through adding outside distractions and environment.
«I believe that clients
entering therapy already possess the skills needed to tackle the problems they are currently facing.
It turned out that six months before
entering therapy Karissa had fallen for an older boy at school who was also an athlete.
I also work with many psychotherapists who are seeking treatment for themselves or their families, and who may have unique concerns
regarding entering therapy.
I get adults in unhappy marriages that ask if anything will change if their spouse refuses to attend, teens who manifest symptoms so that they can
enter therapy only to tell me that it is their relationship with family that is causing them distress.
Entering therapy does not require full readiness to change; it takes a willingness to explore where life as you live it now might not match the life you want.
While fertility treatments in the medical field may be able to help improve the likelihood of conception,
entering therapy while undergoing these treatments can be a helpful way to work through grief, anxiety, worry, and other emotions that may be experienced as a result of fertility issues, especially in the event that treatments fail.
Statistics show that 1 in 10 people
who enter a therapy office or clinic are addicted, yet only 10 % receive treatment.
Sadly, many
clients enter therapy with a weak - to - non-existent healthy adult mode, a realization which is at the core of ST.
Couples
often enter therapy when issues have gone unaddressed for a long time and are then bubbling up.
People who
enter therapy with me can expect to experience an empathic, supportive and respectful relationship that aims to help them increase their clarity regarding the choices facing them, their motivation to pursue important life changes, and their confidence in their ability to do so.»