Do I really need therapy?

Are you feeling stuck? Feeling more depressed or anxious than your would like? Anxiety can be released. Husbands and wives can love and serve each other again. Survivors can find healing to live in the present. Both anger and sadness can be tamed and used to strengthen relationships rather than tear them apart. Therapy is about HOPE and HEALING!

Everyone goes through challenging situations in life, and while you may have successfully navigated through other difficulties you’ve faced, there’s nothing wrong with seeking out extra support when you need it. In fact, therapy is for people who have enough self-awareness to realize they might benefit from a helping hand, and that is something to be admired and respected. You are taking responsibility by accepting where you’re at in life and making a commitment to change the situation by seeking therapy. 

Therapy provides long-lasting benefits and support, giving you the tools you need to avoid triggers, re-direct damaging patterns, and overcome whatever challenges you face.

How can therapy help me?

Some of the benefits available from therapy include:

• Attaining a better understanding of yourself, your goals and values

• Developing skills for improving and understanding your relationships

• Finding resolution to the issues or concerns that led you to seek therapy

• Learning new ways to cope with stress and anxiety

• Managing anger, grief, depression, and other emotional pressures

• Improving communications and listening skills

• Changing old behavior patterns and developing new ones that are more in line with you value system

• Discovering new ways to solve problems in your family or marriage

• Improving your self-esteem and boosting self-confidence

The goal of therapy is to produce lasting change in relationships, individual behaviors, and unwanted emotions. A number of benefits are available from participating in psychotherapy. Our responsibility is to listen, select, sort, support, make observations, increase problem-solving skills, and enhanced coping strategies for issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship troubles, unresolved childhood issues, grief, stress management, body image issues and creative blocks. 

Many people also find that counselors can be a tremendous asset to managing personal growth, interpersonal relationships, family concerns, marriage issues, and the hassles of daily life. Therapists can provide a fresh perspective on a difficult problem or point you in the direction of a solution, enabling you to understand and see yourself more clearly. The goal of this process is reorganizing your thinking, feeling and behaviors in a manner that is more satisfying to you. The benefits you obtain from therapy depend on how well you use the process and put into practice what you learn.

What is therapy like?

Every therapy session is unique and caters to each individual and their specific goals. It is standard for therapists to discuss the primary issues and concerns in your life during therapy sessions. It is common to schedule a series of weekly sessions, where each session lasts around fifty minutes. Therapy can be short-term, focusing on a specific issue, or longer-term, addressing more complex issues or ongoing personal growth. 

There may be times when you are asked to take certain actions outside of the therapy sessions, such as reading a relevant book or keeping records to track certain behaviors. It is important to process what has been discussed and integrate it into your life between sessions. For therapy to be most effective, you must be an active participant, both during and between the sessions.

Here are some things you can expect out of therapy at Magnolia Counseling & Wellness:

• Compassion, respect and understanding

• Reverence for, and commitment to, healthy relationships

• Perspectives to illuminate persistent patterns and negative feelings

• Real strategies for enacting positive change

• Effective and proven techniques along with practical guidance