Do you know what you want? It seems like a simple question, doesn't it, but do you? Many people seek therapy not knowing what they want and not knowing what they want to change because they've never had or made the opportunity to stop and think about it. Consider this: We're all born into existing systems that are made up of people we did not choose and experiences we had no control over.
Good, bad, or indifferent, we learn from them. If you were fortunate enough to grow up in a trauma-free, kind, loving family, great! If not, you probably learned as best you could to survive the dynamics of multiple systems: family, friends, school, society, culture. Later, you learned how to survive work, career, adult relationships.
Good, bad, or indifferent, we learn from them. If you were fortunate enough to grow up in a trauma-free, kind, loving family, great! If not, you probably learned as best you could to survive the dynamics of multiple systems: family, friends, school, society, culture. Later, you learned how to survive work, career, adult relationships.
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They want to know that the therapist genuinely cares about them. I have found that combining mindfulness with traditional talk therapy is effective in outcome and length of therapy for some people. Let me know if you are interested in learning more about that. Buy the Please Understand Me (Keirsey, D. & Bates, M., 1984) book and learn your personality type.
We have to begin this conversation with a very important question: why do you and your partner want or need couple therapy? Someone in the couple (or family) has a mental health condition that needs attention. Insurance covers work in therapy that addresses mental health conditions that affect the couple i.e.: family.
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