Don't wait until life becomes unbearable; seek help in time.
Just as only a surgeon specialized in treating appendicitis can help you with an inflamed appendix, so too can only a trained and experienced professional help you with mental health issues. Such a professional has undergone extensive and in-depth education in psychotherapy, equipping them with the appropriate knowledge and methods to use in the helping process. Additionally, it's important that the psychotherapist is continually engaged in supervision (where they address their emotional, ethical, and professional dilemmas encountered while working with clients).What is psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy is a process in which an individual processes their issues, changes problematic core beliefs, becomes aware of their actions, and explores possibilities for changing them, all within a safe and highly confidential environment. Psychotherapy combines various techniques aimed at treating or alleviating behavioral and other mental health issues. The foundation of psychotherapy is the interpersonal relationship — the relationship and conversation between the therapist and the client.The key goal is for the individual to gradually improve their well-being, thereby increasing the quality of their own life. Through psychotherapy, they explore themselves, get to know themselves better, and thus become more autonomous, allowing them to better utilize their potential. The psychotherapist provides a safe and confidential environment where the client is heard, accepted and respected.
For who is psychotherapy intended?
While you may solve many problems on your own or seek help from friends and acquaintances, certain issues require someone trained in this type of assistance — someone who will listen, not judge your actions, not offer their own advice, but rather help you find solutions that are suitable just for you.Psychotherapy is an appropriate form of help if you:
- Experience stress and burnout
- Have feelings of anxiety and panic attacks (anxiety)
- Have difficulty expressing and managing emotions
- Notice unfounded fears that hinder your daily functioning
- Feel down are overwhelmed by depression, or question the meaning of life
- Face life changes or losses
- Are distressed by traumatic events
- Have difficulties in interpersonal relationships
- Are dissatisfied with your life
- Have feelings of inferiority, lack of self-confidence
- Experience pain without an explained physical cause
- Want to grow personally and develop your own potential (personal growth)