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What Not to Expect from Psychotherapy
Identifying The Best Fit
- Have they answered your questions to your satisfaction about your diagnosis, their clinical experience, and what treatment could involve?
- Do they convey professionalism?
- Do they ask thoughtful questions?
- How comfortable do you feel talking openly with the therapist?
- Do you like their style, including their extent of interaction with you, use of humor, ability to perceive and address your emotional state during a session?
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Repeating unhealthy patterns
Everyone makes missteps and occasionally slips into risky behaviors.
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Pet therapy
Pet therapy, also known as animal-assisted therapy, has recently become an extremely efficient means to help people handle their health issues or mental disorders.
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Pet therapy and its benefits
The connection between a person and his or her animal has long been known to have many benefits, from improving cardiovascular health to calming one.
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Beneficiaries of the pet therapy and its risks
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Therapists Are Not Paid Friends
A therapist should be someone you trust will keep your secrets, and hopefully someone whose company you enjoy, as finding a good fit is an important part of successful therapy.
Therapy Couch
There is a common misconception that going to therapy, you will lie down on a couch, staring at the ceiling, and talk while an emotionless professional sits near you and writes on a notepad.
Most therapists do have couches in their offices. But many people in therapy choose to sit and talk to their therapist, who often responds.
Duration Of Therapy
Some methods of psychotherapy and complex issues may take some time, but many interventions are shorter. Also, many choose to stay in therapy after the issue that brought them has been addressed to better understand themselves and their thoughts.