Common Questions Around Therapy

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Starting my response to this ever-important question with a little humour, it’s been said that, “people are often in therapy, to deal with the people in their lives who won’t go to therapy”.

Even though this little quip may have garnered a chuckle in reading it, as just stated above, it is a very real struggle many clients confess to feeling when coming to see me.

And while an individual cannot be forced to attend therapy(outside a court order), I simply recognize the willingness of the attending member(s), and encourage them to continue their own journey towards health and healing autonomously. I do this for two reasons; 

• First, it is my conviction that no work carried out in the name of personal development and growth will ever go unrewarded from a personal standpoint. 
• And secondly, on many occasions, I’ve had family members not only agree to, but also seek out therapeutic services (both with me and other professionals) after seeing firsthand, the progress made by a loved one. 

In fact, as somewhat of a proof of concept to the axiom that people tend to watch more than they listen, I’ve had it confessed to me on a number of occasions, that a loved one’s initiative in seeking help, aided in reducing the stigmatic fear of the other members of their family and in-turn, gave them the empowerment required to make that initial appointment.

So while I certainly understand how difficult it may be for a season when one, or more, members of a family or relationship are resistant to accompanying us to therapy, or seeking out therapy of their own, please allow me to encourage you to continue doing what you feel you must because reiterating my last point; no work put into your own growth and development is ever wasted!

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And remember, there is no such thing as a stupid question; if it's important to you, then it's important to me!