IS PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOU?

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IS PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOU?

• Are you depressed? Are you going through a
  lot of emotional troubles? Do you have a
  mental health condition? Then you should
  consider undergoing a psychotherapy session in
  order to fix you back.
• Psychotherapy is therapy session that
  usually involves talking to a trained
  therapist, whose aim is to
• search deep into your various life problems and
  worries and then take steps towards leading you
  out of these problems. These discussions with a
  therapist can be done in a one-to-one session
  or in a group setting. These therapies have
  recorded enormous results in wide range of
  mental disorders such as schizophrenia,
  depression among others.
• Normally the routine in these therapy
  sessions involves the therapist talking the
  problems through with the patients, but in
  some cases, special instruments like art,
  drama, music, and movement are often
  utilized to help achieve the desired result. With
  these instruments, you can effectively express
  yourself, your feelings and any other worries
  that might be troubling your heart.
• Note that, these therapy sessions are no-hold-bar
  sessions where you get to pour out your heart to
  your therapist, you can even tell him things that
  on a normal day you would have felt too
  embarrassed to share with someone. Keep in mind
  that whatever you say to your therapist will be
  held in utmost confidentiality.
• Who is a Psychotherapist?
• A psychotherapist is a professional that is
  trained in the act of listening to peoples
  problem and offering a solution to them. A
  psychotherapist is there to help you transform
  your attitude and behavior. Basically,
  psychotherapy various kinds of mental health
  conditions, such as
• Multiple personality disorder (MPD)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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• Depression
• Long-term illness
• Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
• Anxiety disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Drug abuse
• What types of therapy are available?
• Psychotherapists make use of wide range of
  therapies that have been proven to elicit the
  best result in treating their patients. These
  therapies include
• Humanistic Therapy This therapy will enable you
  to take charge of improving your own life.
• Psychodynamic or Psychoanalytic Therapy This
  therapy involves you talking through your
• dreams and thoughts, and this will help you to
  take notice of inconspicuous factors that spring
  up your problems.
• Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) This therapy seeks
  to point out how ones problem can be as a
  result of a relationship. For instance, the loss
  of a loved one can trigger a lot of problems in
  an individuals life.
• The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) This
  therapy seeks to resolve maladaptive behaviors
• and emotions. It also looks at how ones belief
  and thoughts can influence behavior. Undergoing
  this therapy will enable you to learn how to
  contain your thinking and behavior when faced
  with situations.
• In conclusion, psychotherapy can help you
  rediscover yourself and put you back on the right
  track in life.
• For the best results, you will need to
  visit your therapist on a regular basis.
  Short term course of psychotherapy can take
  from six twenty sessions.