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Why psychotherapy? How does therapy and emotional awareness make change possible?
Revisit this site for frequently updated psychotherapy information about phone therapy.
The sculptures
above were created from pieces of metal, nuts, bolts, and driftwood. Nuts
and bolts hold things together, as do a person's healthy defenses. For
instance, repression can help a person avoid uncomfortable thoughts and
feelings when they could otherwise overburden the self. Defenses provide
for a positive adaptation to life until symptoms like anxiety and depression
become overwhelming. It is at this point that people often seek therapy.
Driftwood is a good metaphor for the unconscious, since, like unconscious
thoughts and feelings, driftwood surfaces after being underwater for many
years. With proper attention through therapy, our deepest wishes, fears,
and hopes can surface. Often people say that they have awareness, but
their behavior doesn't change. This is often due to intellectual insight
that is not yet integrated with emotional awareness. Emotional
awareness can enable an individual to reduce symptoms, and resolve
conflicts. This resolution will lead to more satisfying life.
How does therapy help with conflict? What are some elements of therapy
that make for successful change?
When a person can become aware of their innermost thoughts and feelings,
and learn to express their thoughts and feelings in constructive ways,
self-confidence can develop, and feelings of shame can be healed.
Awareness enables the soul - the real self - of the person to emerge.
Often as children we were not invited to express true feelings, particularly
if those feelings were critical or angry. One way to learn to discover
the soul of ourselves is to learn to say what feels to be unacceptable
in the presence of the therapist.
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