Individual Therapy

What is the Point of Therapy?

You probably wouldn’t be here if you didn’t want something to change. Maybe it’s you, maybe it’s someone or something else, but the insistent feeling that something’s just not right or that something’s missing is usually what brings people to me. For some people it’s in response to a crisis – the coronavirus has put everyone under enormous stress — and they immediately reach for help. But some of them have lived with that feeling for a long time. They may have gotten used to it, or thought “that’s just how life is”. Then some kind of shift made them ready for a change – but unsure how to go about it.

From the second we are born, we are changing. In childhood, we call it growing up – that natural and miraculous process shared by every living thing. I believe that growth is a lifelong thing – and that’s what I help my clients with. I invite clients to bring curiosity and care to how they have grown so they can bring mindful, intentional action to who what they want to become tomorrow. Fostering growth is my job.

People often come to therapy when something in their relationships isn’t working anymore. The relationship to a therapist is one of the foundations that helps clients change their relationships. Without roots, a plant can’t grow. For humans, growth is rooted in trusting relationships that can be relied on for support as they face challenges and take risks. It’s a risk to trust a therapist with details of your life and the things you want most. Maybe people haven’t treated your needs with the care and respect they needed. In therapy, we intentionally build a trusting relationship to build skills so that you can have relationships that nurture and strengthen you.