Why Therapy Still Matters
I’ve been talking with lots of people recently about the serious economic issues we currently face in Michigan. I’ve heard from many that they are worried about their jobs (or their partner’s job), their mortgages, their debt, or their savings.
It is natural to question whether you ought to seek or be in psychotherapy right now. Is the expenditure of time and money worth it? This is a serious question and deserves a serious response.
Therapy helps with many things, but one in particular is learning what is important to you, and how to make decisions that follow and support your values.
Could there be a more critical time to be making decisions based on values? I think not.
Consider–your company is downsizing, you have a chance to take a buyout and look for another job. Is it time to re-visit the idea of college? Graduate school? Moving to another state? Selling or buying property?
How are those decisions made if not from one’s values? For example, going back to school…what is the impact on your partner or children? Moving to another state might sound like a wonderful solution to you, but what will it do to your family? Are they deeply involved locally? If changing locale is great for you, is it equally great for them?
What is your decision-making process? What kind of a communicator are you? Are you an extrovert (likely to think through decisions aloud with others) or an introvert (likely to consider possibilities quietly before involving others)?
Plato advised “know thyself”.
So that is why therapy still matters in this most challenging of times. Therapy helps you know yourself. Therapy provides a place where you can consider all options with someone who supports you but is not vested in any particular outcome. Therapy is a safe, confidential, neutral time where you can explore your options before you make decisions.
Investing in you is still a good investment…no matter what the stock market is doing.
December 30th, 2008 - Posted in Health: Emotional, Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Work | |
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on January 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Therapy is still relevant even in today’s ever changing world. I always feel so much better when I have had the chance to talk things over with my counselor as he has made a huge difference in my own life and has changed my outlook on life for the better. I appreciate all that this field has done for me and I sincerely hope that others will take the time to discover what therapy sessions can do for them as well. There does not have to be some tragic or dramatic event that drives you to therapy just a need to make a positive change in your life. That is why I started and it has been one of the most beneficial things I think I have ever done for myself.