Unlocking Positive Change: Therapy for Incredible Results
The approach your therapist uses has some impact on the results you get, but YOU are the most important factor in your success.
I believe that the client is always in the driver's seat of therapy.
You decide where we are going and how fast (or slow) we go.
My role is to be your navigator in the passenger seat.
I've got a map and I've been on journeys like this before.
I will help you figure out how to get wherever you need to be
and be with you along the way.
You don't have to be stuck and you don't have to face it alone.
This metaphor about who is in control of therapy is a key part of why my clients get results. When I provide guidance without insisting on a particular method or goal that I may have in mind, clients move through their therapeutic process in their own unique way at the best pace for their particular needs. I have the knowledge and experience to guide them towards effective options, but ultimately, it is through their own hard work and perseverance that they will transform their lives and relationships.
Often I encounter people who have only known self-doubt and distrust of others because of the ways they have been hurt. If I were to be in the driver's seat, dictating their journey, I would just be another person in their life undermining and disempowering them. By providing each client a safe space to explore, they discover how capable they really are. Clients learn how to listen to themselves, meet their own needs, and connect with others in a way that balances vulnerability and protection. Our relationship is more important than my agenda.
"...the therapeutic relationship is as powerful, if not more powerful, than the particular treatment method a therapist is using,”
- John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, chair of the APA task force, University of Scranton professor
(American Psychological Association, "Better Relationships with Patients Lead to Better Outcomes")
During my time on the Better Help platform, clients rated their experience and results over time, giving me valuable feedback that this is still what I need to prioritize during sessions:
Over the last 10 years, my clients have shared again and again that my relationship with them was more important than any particular thing I taught them. This lines up with the research on the most effective counseling as well:
What kind of results do you want from therapy?
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