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When you feel like you can't do it alone... |
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When you feel trapped, like there's nowhere to turn... |
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When you worry all the time, and never seem to find the answers... |
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When the way you feel affects your sleep, your eating habits, your job... |
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When the way you feel affects your relationships, your everyday life... |
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When it's just not getting any better... |
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Sometimes you need to talk to someone. Someone who can help. |
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An experienced, trained therapist can be that someone. |
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Why Therapy? |
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How do I know if I should consider therapy? |
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First of all, recognize that you are not alone. Nearly 25 percent of the adult population suffers at some point from depression or anxiety. Millions have found relief from emotional difficulties through psychotherapy. People often consider therapy when |
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· They feel an overwhelming and prolonged sense of sadness and helplessness, and they lack hope in their lives. |
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· Emotional difficulties make it hard for them to function from day to day. For example, they are unable to concentrate on assignments and their job performance suffers as a result. |
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· They are troubled by emotional difficulties facing family members or close friends. |
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· They continually find themselves repeating the same behavior over and over with the same disappointing or unhealthy results. |
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Psychotherapy really can work |
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Commonly, people find that when they are in crisis it helps to have a neutral party help them sort out the situation. Most people who have at least several sessions of psychotherapy are far better off than untreated individuals with emotional difficulties. Indeed, nine out of ten Americans surveyed by Consumer Reports said that psychotherapy had helped them. And in another recent major national study, half of the patients studied were making improvement after eight sessions of therapy; 75 percent after six months of therapy. |
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Research suggests that therapy effectively decreases patients' depression and anxiety and related symptoms -- such as pain, fatigue and nausea. Emotional and physical health are very closely linked and thus therapy can improve a person's overall health status. |
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In general, counseling or psychotherapy can be a place to turn when you need to find practical solutions to practical problems. The difficulties some people bring to counseling or psychotherapy are not about finding practical solutions, but are about understanding the internal motives or motivations behind their behavior.
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In Summary . . . |
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Psychotherapy isn't easy. But clients who are willing to work in close partnership with their therapist often find relief from their emotional distress and begin to lead more productive and fulfilling lives. |
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What is Therapy? |
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Psychotherapy, also called therapy or counseling, is a partnership between an individual and a therapist -- such as a psychologist, a licensed professional counselor, or a licensed clinical social worker. These professionals are credentialed and trained to help people understand their feelings and assist them in changing their behaviors. Therapists work by helping clients objectively look at behaviors, feelings and thoughts in situations that have become problematic. Therapy can help you to learn more effective ways in dealing with those situations. Progress and change can happen. |
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Peace of Mind, Inc. |
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817 West Front Street P.O. Box 2088 Lillington, NC 27546-2088 Phone: (910) 814 - 2197 Fax: (910) 814 - 2167 |
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