As the value of mental/emotional well-being increasingly resonates with the general public, more people are considering using therapy to work on relationship issues, resolve grief/losses/trauma, obtain emotional / inner growth, achieve ownership in important decisions, etc. Like many of my previous clients reported, they found THEIR answer to the long-held questions that posed challenges in […]
3 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Befriend Your Therapist(s)
Turning your therapist into a personal friend….. Being listened to sincerely and respectfully when you feel confessional …… Uh, we are all intrigued by such a picture, right? Many clients, especially those with little exposure to positive interpersonal interaction outside therapy, are likely to express such an invitation to their therapists due to a sense […]
What to Talk about in Therapy Sessions?
For many people who have wanted to benefit from counseling / psychotherapy, not knowing to where to start or what to talk about is one of many concerns. Over the past few years, I have come across such a question countless times with even patients who had seen me for a while. They were either […]
How To Choose A Therapist For Myself?
As psychotherapy / counseling services are becoming more and more accepted by our society, a lot of people realized that they can reap many benefits in therapy like emotional clearance, coming to terms with the past, gaining ownership in one’s major decision or even improving relationship with loved ones, etc. However, before they start this […]
What Does Psychotherapy Look Like? (Part II)
Welcome back, everybody. As I have mentioned in Part I, today we will cover the two approaches falling between behaviorism and psychoanalysis: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & psychodanymics. Let’s take a closer look at Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As everybody can see, Actually, its name is quite self-explanatory by adding new components to Behaviorism. The […]
What Does Psychotherapy Look Like? (Part I)
The past few decades had witnessed exponential increase in societal acceptance of psychology /psychotherapy due to the fact that its profound healing effect on human well-being has been repeatedly reported and documented by clinicians, medical professionals, patients and even scientific researchers. Psychology, as a term in modern English, can be traced back to late 17th […]