In laymans terms, how does therapy help?
Psychologists listen to what is worrying, frightening or depressing you. They ask about previous and current aspects of your life. The dialog is often illuminating and may enable you to see the problem in a different way. Perhaps what you are doing (or not doing) is making things worse. Often people feel trapped or stuck, but often there are alternatives. These can be investigated and a better way forward can be considered. Between sessions you may be asked to do homework which usually means thinking about things suggested by your therapist, and making notes. These are very helpful to keep focussed and would be discussed at your next session. The benefit of therapy comes from your work with the therapist, exploring and understanding the causes of the problem and then deciding, with professional help, how to improve the situation. After only a few sessions many people say they wish they had come years before. The number of sessions which might be appropriate would be discussed with your
