By Sunny Fitzgerald, Photo: iStock, The Washington Post, October 18, 2021
This summer, while friends announced pregnancies and career changes, and others held postponed weddings in the brief window between the vaccine rollout and the delta surge despair, I quietly marked a milestone of my own: 52 therapy sessions in 52 weeks.
If you’ve never engaged in therapy, this might seem insignificant. But therapy is not just a casual chat on a comfy couch, as it is so often portrayed in television and movies. For me, committing to contending with past trauma while simultaneously experiencing a year of upheaval was no small feat. Knowing what to expect from the process could have made some of it easier, so I’ve come up with some tips based on my experience and advice from mental health experts.
Determine your needs
As licensed therapist and trauma expert in Birmingham, Ala.,Candyce “Ce” Anderson said, “you don’t have to have a crisis to see a therapist.” There are innumerable reasons people seek therapy, including personal growth, relationship issues, coping strategies and support to address a mental health condition.
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