Top 5 Truths About Counseling, Psychotherapy, and Therapy in Los Gatos

If you’re anything like me, you prefer to do as much research as you can before you invest in something as valuable as Los Gatos therapy. Before I worked with my very first therapist I read a book about trauma, I googled and read articles about my situation, and I called my medical insurance company to see what type of mental health coverage I had among other things to feel as prepared as I could.

Though you may not ever feel fully prepared to start or re-start therapy, you can still inform yourself with different aspects about how Los Gatos therapy works and what to expect. In this blog, I’ll share a little more insight about truths about counseling, psychotherapy, and therapy in Los Gatos.

Therapy takes time.

Chances are the anxiety and overwhelm you’re feeling didn't just appear overnight. It may have been building up over days, months and even years. And by the time you're ready to go to therapy in Los Gatos there's a lot of stuff to untangle and work through. If you've untangled something before you’ll know it takes a bit of patience, focus, effort and could take up quite a bit of your time.

It often feels like things are getting worse before they get better.

What I mean by this is that when we go through our daily lives without dealing with the thing that needs to be dealt with it can sometimes feel like we're on autopilot. Then when we decide to go to therapy or counseling in Los Gatos we also make the choice to turn off autopilot mode. In therapy that can feel like challenging ourselves to do things more intentionally, think through things more thoroughly, and feel things more deeply. That's when it can feel like things are getting worse before it starts to feel better. And part of a therapist’s job is to support you through all those tough times so that you can get to feeling better.

Therapy in Los Gatos is a space to cultivate personal growth.

Even when you're at a point in your life where things feel great and you are doing the things that you've always wanted to do there may be an area in your life where you want to level up. Doing the work of leveling up by working with a therapist is the equivalent of cultivating personal growth. This can look like identifying your values so that you can take the next steps in your life that align with what’s important to you, or reassessing relationships and making time for the ones that mean the most, or getting in touch with aspects of your life that fulfill your version of your life's purpose.

Los Gatos therapy provides tools and coping skills tailored to you.

Yes there are some basic tools that any therapist can teach you like deep breathing and visualizing your safe place. But what makes these tools tailored to you is the work of identifying your strengths and existing effective strategies, then using all that information to apply to what's going on in your life right now. It may seem easy enough and a therapist is trained to highlight the nuances and help you use those tools when you need them the most.

Everyone can benefit from Los Gatos therapy.

The amount of inner wisdom and personal insight that you can obtain from working with a therapist is infinite. Whether you are looking to cope through a challenging time in your life right now, evolve and develop in the area of emotional intelligence or engage in the heavy work of breaking unhelpful family patterns, therapy can benefit you.

I hope this helps to narrow down your search for the right therapist in Los Gatos and or therapy via telehealth in California. If you’re still feeling unsure about how therapy works or whether or not therapy with me is a good fit, I’d be happy to hop on a quick call to address any more questions or concerns you may have.

Call me at (408) 884-6328 or click below to find a time on my schedule that’s convenient for you.

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