FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW DO I KNOW IF NEED THERAPY?
You may benefit from therapy if you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally disconnected, or struggling with challenges that interfere with your daily life or relationships. Sometimes, difficulties arise during periods of transition, while other times, you may simply feel that something isn't quite right.
Therapy provides a supportive space to explore your thoughts and feelings, better understand patterns in your life, develop healthier ways of coping, and gain perspective on the challenges you are facing. You don't have to wait until things become unmanageable to seek support. Therapy can also be an opportunity for personal growth, increased self-awareness, and building a stronger sense of confidence and emotional well-being.
HOW DOES THERAPY WORK?
Psychotherapy is a collaborative process that provides a safe and supportive space to explore your thoughts, feelings, experiences, and behaviors. Through conversation, reflection, and therapeutic guidance, you can develop a deeper understanding of yourself, recognize patterns that may be contributing to emotional distress, and explore new ways of navigating life's challenges.
Therapy helps you make connections between past experiences and present behaviors, strengthen emotional awareness, develop healthier coping strategies, and improve relationships.
Psychotherapy is not about being told what to do, but rather about developing the insight, tools, and self-awareness to make choices that support your emotional well-being and personal growth.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET RID OF ANXIETY?
While anxiety is a natural human response to stress and uncertainty, persistent or overwhelming anxiety does not have to be something you live with indefinitely.
The goal of therapy is not necessarily to eliminate all anxiety, since some anxiety is a normal and even helpful response to life's challenges. Rather, therapy can help you understand what triggers your anxiety, change patterns of thinking that contribute to it, develop healthier coping strategies, and feel more confident managing anxiety when it appears.
IF YOU SEE MY DAUGHTER FOR THERAPY HOW MUCH WILL I KNOW ABOUT WHAT YOU DISCUSS TOGETHER?
A trusting relationship between a teenager and her therapist is essential to successful therapy. Your daughter needs a safe, confidential space where she can openly express her thoughts, feelings, and experiences without fear of judgment or disclosure.
While confidentiality is an important part of therapy, parents also play a vital role in supporting their daughter's growth. The therapist will maintain communication with parents regarding treatment goals, progress, and ways to support their daughter at home, while respecting her privacy. Any information involving a risk of harm to herself or others, or other legally required disclosures, will be shared as necessary to ensure her safety.
The goal is to create a collaborative relationship between the therapist, parents, and teenager that supports her emotional well-being while allowing her the privacy she needs to benefit from therapy.