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Reasons people begin therapy
- Crisis and stress management.
- To strengthen a marriage or relationship. Your marriage doesn’t have to be falling apart for marriage counseling or couples therapy to be a good idea.
- To learn more about themselves or to build a specific psychological or emotional skill.
- Emotional support. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on or a patient ear to vent to from time to time.
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