What is Psychotherapy?
We Offer Online Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy, also known as talk therapy, serves as an effective method for assisting individuals dealing with a diverse range of mental and emotional challenges. It aims to alleviate or manage distressing symptoms, enhancing an individual’s functioning and fostering overall well-being and recovery. Various psychotherapy approaches exist, and at our practice, our clinicians in Beverly Hills specialize in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic psychotherapy, couples therapy, and problem-solving therapy.
What is the first step?
Before embarking on the journey of psychotherapy, you want to have a problem that needs resolution in mind. When you meet with the therapist, you’ll let him or her know about that particular issue so together you can work on resolving that problem. Psychotherapy works best when there is a good fit between the client and the therapist, meaning that both of you feel comfortable and good about working with each other. If you feel somewhat uncomfortable with the first therapist that you meet, then you can try a second or third therapist, until you feel good about the person you’ll be working with.
How frequent is this?
Psychotherapists usually want to see the clients on a weekly basis, for several months, until the client and the therapist agree that it’s time to taper off of the therapy. It’s important to be cognizant of the effectiveness of the therapy when you’re in therapy. If after months of therapy, you still are encountering the same issues, then you want to bring it up to the therapist and together you can decide which course to take with regards to the initial reason for you coming to therapy. If after months of therapy, your symptoms are getting worse, then you want to evaluate the benefits of therapy, and talk to your therapist about what you experience.
