30 years of working in the field of counseling and psychotherapy have affirmed for me that the relationship formed between therapist and patient is the key to therapy's ability to promote healing. It's basic elements are mutual respect, unconditional positive regard, empathic understanding and the desire to grow and change.
Psychotherapy is a creative and collaborative process. It allows you to share your thoughts and feelings in a supportive and comfortable setting. It promotes resourcefulness through self examination. Therapists are trained to understand how human nature and life experience can shape behavior. Therapy is an opportunity to make different choices in order to change your life for the better.
Psychotherapy is a creative and collaborative process. It allows you to share your thoughts and feelings in a supportive and comfortable setting. It promotes resourcefulness through self examination. Therapists are trained to understand how human nature and life experience can shape behavior. Therapy is an opportunity to make different choices in order to change your life for the better.
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A therapist can help you gain insight and discover ways of overcoming obstacles but ultimately each person must choose how they want to live and what they want to change in order to improve their lives. Sometimes healing is as simple as letting go of an old wound or grieving a recent loss. Sometimes it is complicated by a history of trauma.
There are many reasons why people come to therapy. Sometimes it is to deal with long-standing psychological issues. Other times it is in response to sudden changes such as divorce, job loss or health issues. Therapy is right for many people for many reasons. Therapy is a place to get support and process information while you figure out what you want to make of your life.
For 2021, reunification therapy rates for individual and family sessions are $160 an hour. Extended sessions are prorated based on your hourly fee. Any required contact with other therapists or time spent reading evaluations is also prorated based on your hourly fee. For 2021, the cost of working on a parenting agreement is $180 per 55 minute session.
Sandplay is a term coined by Jungian analysts to describe the process of using sand, miniatures and a free and protected space as therapy for children and adults. It was originated by Dora Kalff in Switzerland in the 1950's. It has evolved over the past sixty years and is currently being used in a variety of ways.
Talking together about your children's needs after divorce can sometimes be the most difficult part of the process. If you want to make a best effort to support parenting in each home, compromise is often necessary. The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts offers a Co-Parent Communication Guide that focus on keeping children out of the middle, reducing conflict and providing basic tools for sharing information.
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