There is only one reason anyone initially goes into therapy - they sense that something is amiss in their lives. They feel that they are not living up to their potential or perhaps there is a particular relationship or issue that seems to be standing in the way of their happiness or well-being. Often clients come in talking about one issue and then we realize together that there is something deeper that needs our attention.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, and I have been in private practice for over 30 years working with individuals and couples to deal with the challenges and roadblocks that get in the way of living rich and meaningful lives. Currently I am only seeing clients online via a secure video connection.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, and I have been in private practice for over 30 years working with individuals and couples to deal with the challenges and roadblocks that get in the way of living rich and meaningful lives. Currently I am only seeing clients online via a secure video connection.
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Self-awareness is the bedrock of all therapy. The degree to which you are self aware will shape everything in your life - your relationships, how you handle challenges and obstacles, how you deal with failure, and whether or not you can rise from the ashes and recreate your life anew. A lack of self-awareness, on the other hand, corrodes relationships with those you care about and creates enemies where there were none before.
The reasons are varied, but certainly we can acknowledge the unprecedented rate of change at every level of our society is one of the most important and obvious factors. It can bring up feelings of loss of control, dread, helplessness, hopelessness, feeling lost, confused, very afraid and angry.
As the body internalizes these feelings, they can actually somatize into physical symptoms such as profuse sweating, heart palpitations, flushing, rashes, headaches and fatigue.People suffering from anxiety or panic attacks are sometimes convinced that they are experiencing a heart attack as the symptoms are so similar.
As the body internalizes these feelings, they can actually somatize into physical symptoms such as profuse sweating, heart palpitations, flushing, rashes, headaches and fatigue.People suffering from anxiety or panic attacks are sometimes convinced that they are experiencing a heart attack as the symptoms are so similar.
Ultimately, however, we all have to take responsibility for what we bring to the relationships we are in. Are we fragmented, angry, miserable? Do we blame others for our unhappiness, for our suffering? Do we hope magically that the other person will cure us, heal us of all our wounds? Do we blame them when they fail to do so?
So much of what we might say will sound like platitudes. It is the part of being human that we most reject - the ubiquity of loss. Death awaits us all, and yet the death or loss or tragic illness or injury of our loved ones (or our own imminent death) is the most difficult thing to accept. The most healing thing a friend or a therapist can do is to simply sit with the grieving person for as long as they need you there.
Somewhere along the way, we westerners have wholeheartedly embraced the notion that the holidays are supposed to be about having wonderful, cozy, nurturing and loving times with our families. Holding onto that thought can be depressing. As if all the tension, stress and dysfunctionality that we may have experienced with various members.
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