There are many different reasons why someone may seek out therapy, and many different ways a therapist can help if you’re struggling. A therapist is someone who can give you an outside perspective and guide you in finding solutions and resolving issues. Therapists have a wide array of specialties. They can focus on eating disorders, managing sadness or grief, getting a handle on anxiety or stress, building communication in your relationships, and so much more. When you think about challenges you are facing or difficult transitions in your life, what do you feel like you need the most support with? No matter what it is, a therapist can help.
Therapy for relationships
Humans are social creatures by nature. If you are noticing challenges in friendships, romantic relationships, family relationships, or even with colleagues and professional peers, therapy can help you sort out what is working and not working.
Therapy allows you to identify what your needs and values are in a relationship as well as how to express your needs to others. When you understand yourself, you can better navigate your interactions. Therapy can also teach you useful communication skills for improving how you speak to and engage with those around you.
Therapy for big life changes
Life is always changing, and you may feel stressed every time these changes occur. Therapy can help you understand why certain changes are hard for you. It can also give you tools to reduce stress in these situations and help you embrace change in your life.
Life transitions
You may need help with feeling isolated after a move to a new city, after becoming a parent for the first time or perhaps after a divorce. Or you may be looking for ways to manage stress in a new role at work. These moments in life where change feels insurmountable can be challenging to navigate on your own. Therapy can provide the space to gain the tools necessary to handle any transition.
Health issues
When we experience health issues, it can be debilitating not only for our bodies but also for our minds. Receiving a chronic diagnosis can exacerbate mental health symptoms as people process distressing news. People often feel betrayed by their body and feel a loss of control over what they can expect day-to-day regarding their health. This can be taxing, and mental health professionals are able to step in and help you mitigate stress associated with newfound health issues.
If your health issues require ongoing medical treatments, this can also take a toll on your mental well-being.
Coping with loss
Grief is an inevitable part of life, but that doesn’t make handling painful or heavy life experiences any easier. Whether you’re coping with the loss of a child, processing the sudden death of a family member, or grieving a dear friend, grief counselors are well-equipped with the tools to help you process the unimaginable.
Therapy for significant mood shifts
If you (or someone around you) have noticed a significant shift in your mood, that can be a key indicator that some mental health support is needed. Therapists are trained to assess how big mood swings impact your ability to engage in your life.
Mood disorder diagnoses
Therapists can diagnose mood disorders (like major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder) and create treatment plans that help you manage symptoms and reduce the severity of these mood swings. They can also collaborate with your other healthcare providers as well to make sure that they all have the whole picture when it comes to your health and well-being.
Therapy for self-awareness
One key to successful therapy is the process of gaining insight. According to the National Insitute of Mental Health, therapists can help you think about your thought processes, automatic ways of thinking, and habits in a way that evokes a desire to change what is no longer serving you.
Mindfulness in therapy
Adopting mindfulness principles into our everyday lives can pave the way for deeper self-understanding. This may look like starting up a regular meditation practice or learning to use the breath for emotional regulation. Grow Therapy has mindfulness-based cognitive therapists who can guide you to a more mindful you.
Therapy for overall emotional well-being
Therapy can be part of a diverse toolkit for emotional well-being and the key to unlocking a new path to inner peace. Not only can therapists help you build resilience, reduce stress, strengthen your relationships, and better understand yourself, but they can also accompany you on your journey to being the person you want to be.
Therapy for building resilience
Learning how to build resilience in the face of adversity is one of the greatest skills we can learn in therapy. The American Psychological Association defines resilience as “the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands.” Therapists are equipped with the tools to help you build resilience, preparing you for anything life throws your way.
Therapy for career and work/life balance
In today’s fast-paced world, our careers can be a source of distress that can be difficult to process alone. Discovering and maintaining a positive work/life balance can make a dramatic difference in our overall mental well-being, and therapists are experts in helping you get there.
Therapy for burnout
Whether you’re a high-level professional or a university student, chances are you have felt overwhelmed by your work or school environment at one point or another. Burnout is an occupational phenomenon that includes “emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, and cognitive weariness” attributed to high-stress work environments.
If this rings a bell, therapists are here to help you find ways to recover from burnout so you can show up to your workplace in a better state of mind.
Therapy for work/life balance
If you haven’t quite reached burnout-level stress in the workplace but still strive for a better work/life balance, therapists can help you establish healthy boundaries that separate your work and personal lives. Since our careers can be such an integral part of who we are, creating these boundaries can be challenging without professional help.
Reaching out to a therapist for support is a sign of strength, dedication to yourself, and motivation to improve your life. A therapist can create a safe space where you can decide the tempo of therapy and what you want to share.To start your mental health journey, we can help you find a therapist who takes your insurance and specializes in the areas you want to focus on.