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I am a Counseling Psychology Masters student working towards MFT licensure in the state of California. I believe that therapy facilitates insight, encourages action, and supports growth.
What does a therapist do? They assist you in recognizing behaviors and thoughts that no longer serve you and assist you in replacing them with better alternatives. They call your attention to what you do and assist you in becoming consciously aware of it so you can choose to act instead of being acted upon. They guide you in building a life better suited to yourself. They assist you in coping with things. They support you so you can grow. They provide a safe atmosphere where you can experiment and relearn and recover. They assist you in seeing yourself. They call you on your stuff.
A therapist is someone who we hope can see more clearly than ourselves and open our understanding. Someone who can help us heal past wounds because they have been through the same and have experience we do not. Someone who has a game plan and will encourage us to make the changes we want to make when our courage fails us. I'd like to be this kind of someone and bring greater light and clarity into the world. My purpose in becoming a therapist is to help the one and by doing so help the whole of society. |
