Have you ever wondered why people go to therapy? Have you ever wondered if there are deeper reasons than what you might initially have thought? We asked our associate therapists based on their experience why it is that someone might go to therapy. This is a huge question with many answers, but we asked them to narrow it down to just one sentence, and we love these answers:
Maureen “Eula Lys” Backman said:
To feel seen, to feel understood, to feel witnessed, to authentically name the systems of oppression that impact all parts of ourselves.
Read Maureen “Eula Lys” Backman’s complete interview here.
Karen Baker answered:
You wish something was different in your life and you can’t seem to get there.
Read Karen Baker’s complete interview here.
Elaine Walker answered:
Therapy can be a wonderful tool in the quest for a curious, life-long learner.
Read Elaine Walker’s complete interview here.
Courtenay Houk answered:
There is something that isn’t working for you (maybe it feels vague and maybe it is specific), and you want to know if what you are experiencing is ‘normal’, or want support with growing more satisfaction and agency in yourself and your life.
Read Courtenay Houk’s complete interview here.
Brooke Hein answered:
In the simplest way, I think we seek out therapy to remember — to remember who we are, what our truth is, and that we’re not alone.
Read Brooke Hein’s complete interview here.
Sabrina Rayner answered:
To be in a relationship where they can be witnessed in uncovering the multilayered parts of themselves.
Read Sabrina Rayner’s complete interview here.
Jordana del Feld answered:
Someone might go to therapy because they want to claim yesterday with compassion, craft today with clarity, and create tomorrow with confidence.
Read Jordana del Feld’s complete interview here.
Erin Boyle says:
Therapy is the ultimate form of long-term self care; therapy helps you know yourself better, learn how to care for yourself better, and gives you the tools to compassionately set aside old ways of being that get in the way of embodying your most authentic self.
Read Erin Boyle’s complete interview here.
Caroline Lee answered:
Creating a space to name things that have happened, how you felt and how you feel and make meaning around those things so that your life is more enjoyable, more intentional and so that you can feel the freedom of knowing things are so rarely personal.
Read Caroline Lee’s complete interview here.
Kaye Reeves answered:
In therapy, you will be seen and heard in ways you may never have experienced before, and the healing that begins in this space can be surprising, gratifying, and seemingly magical.
Read Kaye Reeves’ complete interview here.
Mark Resch answered:
Therapy is a great way to address the issues and circumstances that keep your life from being what you want it to be.
Read Mark Resch’s complete interview here.
Julie Peters answered:
Therapy can provide insight and clarity and a feeling of not being alone.
Read Julie Peters’ complete interview here.
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