The benefits of therapy
When you find yourself overwhelmed by stormy seas, therapy can provide a raft back to dry land.
Therapy is an incredibly useful tool that can help with a range of issues.
People seek out therapy for many reasons - grief, serious illness, anxiety, stress, depression, negative thoughts, treatment side-effects, and relationship issues are some of the most common.
Whatever challenges, changes or issues you’re facing, therapy can help you feel calmer, brighter and more in control of your life again.
Here are 10 signs that you could benefit from having therapy:
You’re experiencing mood swings - feeling sad, stressed, angry, anxious, or simply “not yourself”
This can be a sign that things are becoming too much to cope with and that you’re close to reaching breaking point. Therapy can help you regain perspective and get things back in to balance.
You’re going through a big change - a loss or a new experience
New experiences can become overwhelming at times, whether this is due to a loss or bereavement, a serious illness, life-limiting condition, treatment side-effects, a new family, a change of career, or a change of lifestyle. Therapy can help you discover the skills and resources to manage life’s highs and lows.
You’re using alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex or shopping to “help you cope”
If you find yourself behaving in ways that concern you or those around you, then it might be time to reach out. Therapy can help you develop more helpful and supportive coping strategies.
Losing someone or something you hold dear
This may be the grief that comes from the death of a loved one, a redundancy, the loss of a cherished pet, the loss of your health, a relationship breakup or a divorce. Specialist therapy, known as Grief Counselling, can help you navigate the choppy waters of grief.
Something traumatic has happened
Sometimes things happen that dominate our thoughts, feelings and behaviours. We can feel stuck and unable to move forward. This event may be a recent trauma or something that happened many years ago. Therapy can help you put in place healthy and effective ways to cope.
You’ve stopped doing things that used to bring you joy
Have you lost your spark? Does life seem grey and uninspiring? Have you stopped doing things you used to enjoy? Therapy can help you uncover why this might be happening and how you can address it.
Your relationships are suffering
We have many relationships throughout our lives, with our family, friends, romantic partners, colleagues, and neighbours. The one thing they have in common is that they take work and sometimes become complicated. Therapy can help you explore better ways to communicate and any other issues that may crop up.
Your sleeping patterns are disturbed
Unexplained disruptions to your sleep patterns – whether this is an inability to get to sleep, waking up during the night or problems waking up - can be signs that you’re struggling. Therapy can help you discover why and learn techniques to improve things.
You’ve developed fears or phobias
You may find that a long-forgotten fear has suddenly resurfaced or that you’ve seem to have developed a phobia for something that has never before been an issue. Therapy can help you address the root course and regain control of your thoughts and feelings.
Your allergies or intolerances have become worse
When we’re facing prolonged stress or have become run down we may find that our allergies and intolerances flare up. This might be worsening IBS, stuffy nose, itchy eyes or irritated skin conditions. Therapy can help you identify the underlying issues that may be contributing to your discomfort and help you find effective ways to relax and reduce stress.
If you have any questions or simply want to explore how therapy may be able to help you with whatever challenges you are facing, please do not hesitate to get in touch. And remember, there is no such thing as a ‘silly question’ – if it’s important to you, then it is important to me too.
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