Benefits of Psychotherapy
Increase Contentment and Well-being
Improve Self-Esteem
Gain control over anxiety
Reduce symptoms of depression
Cope with stressors more effectively
Resolve painful conflicts, memories, and feelings
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Feel more in control of your life
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Become more accepting and caring toward yourself and others
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Identify and change troublesome thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
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Express your thoughts and feelings in an honest, forthright manner
Improve Relationships
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Identify and change self-defeating relationship patterns
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Balance your needs with those of important others
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Express your needs in constructive, relationship-enhancing ways
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Enhance psychological flexibility & relationally aware thinking
Balance Love, Work, and Play
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Relax and enjoy yourself without guilt or worry
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Learn to have fun - both by yourself and with others
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Work more productively, with greater focus and satisfaction
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Express loving feelings more freely - verbally, physically, and sexually
“Immersed in deep contemplation of this feeling, which had taken hold of him completely, he walked slowly away, allowing himself to sink to the bottom of this feeling as if through deep water, down to where the causes lay. Recognizing the causes, it seemed to him, was just what thought was; it was only in this way that feelings gave rise to insights and, rather than being lost, took on substance and began to radiate what was within them.”
Herman Hesse (1922) Siddhartha
