about therapy
At certain times in life it can feel a lot harder than usual to cope on your own with the stresses and demands that you are facing. Feeling unhappy and dissatisfied with a job or relationship or coping with a crisis such as a redundancy, relationship break-up, divorce or bereavement can be a real struggle. You may find yourself experiencing more stress, tension, anxiety or depression than usual or may have feelings of despondency or hopelessness.
Sometimes people feel uncomfortable about asking for psychological help and support because they feel their problems are not serious enough to warrant this. People often feel that they they should be able to pull themselves together, adopt a stiff upper lip. Struggling on alone is not always the most helpful option and seeking therapy can be seen as a positive investment in the rest of your life.
It is a relief to be able to talk about and share the weight of these issues with a qualified therapist – someone who is trained to listen, support and reflect on what is being said, helping you to better understand and manage the difficulties in your life.
Therapy can enable a person to make changes. It aims to help the client to bring about changes in life that he or she feels would be of benefit and create more freedom of choice and greater ability to move forward in their lives.
This involves a clearer understanding of what actually contributes to and formulates a problem. Often the causes lie in the past but the client is unaware of its connection. Therapy helps to uncover these hidden links and assists the individual in seeing, thinking and acting with greater freedom.
There is a tendency in people to repeat patterns of behaviour; we may wish to change but habit prevents us. It is in the therapy room that these patterns often come to light and the client can look at them with deeper understanding and a greater possibility of moving forwards in their lives.
Psychotherapy strives to understand human personality, including the way individuals interact with each other. It allows for the development of a person’s full potential by taking note of the unconscious mind as well as conscious attitudes, aiding the harmonious resolution of conflicts that operate at a deeper level.
Understanding the roots of the problem is not always enough in itself to facilitate change. Drawing on C.B.T. (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) may also offer the client some helpful and effective tools to modify thought and behaviour patterns which may be contributing to the problems.
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