How does Relationship Therapy Work?
Does relationship counselling work? How about individual therapy for anxiety and depression. Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney, a leading service provider, answers your questions about counselling therapy.
It’s commonly asked by our clients is: ’Does counselling really work?’ Like our clients, you could be considering getting some help for your relationship, with an anxiety problem or stress, or perhaps low mood or depression. Whatever the cause of your concern, there’s good news: clinical counselling has proven to clearly help those with complaints like anxiety and depression. And importantly also, counselling for marriage or couple issues is a validated therapy for helping couples improve their relationship.
How does counselling work?
There are a number of types of modalities that counsellors are able to use to help you. The chosen mode will depend on the counsellors training and their judgement of your issue. Treatment for anxiety and depression can include cognitive behavioural therapy. This treatment works by looking into behaviours and thoughts that currently increase your level of anxiety or depression, and help you to overcome this habitual or patterned response. For example, those who suffer anxiety could be telling themselves things such as: ’I can’t make it’, or ’I'll be terribly embarrassed if people see how nervous I am’. Such beliefs are identified together with your therapist, and changed, positive self-representations are now used to challenge these beliefs. With ongoing practice and some skills training such as relaxation, very good results are experienced by most people.
Can relationship counselling really help my marriage?
It’s important to realise that relationships are fluid -they go through phases, from the initial honeymoon stage to the many stages of maturing of the relationships. For nearly everyone, as the relationship matures, so do lifestyle demands and responsibility, whether it’s in the form of increased work pressure or children coming into the family, etc. As these common pressures increase, the partners in the relationship are no longer able to accommodate the other’s emotional needs, and conflict can develop - often into frequent and recurring arguments. Relationship counselling helps each person to learn to calm their own distress, whilst also learning to identify and bring out into the open any underlying needs that are going unmet. Partners are able to begin to negotiate what they can do for each other and which demands may need to go unmet. A new, more realistic life plan is identified.
What issues can our psychologists help with?
Therapists and psychologists are trained to assist you with a broad range of issues including anxiety or stress, depression or sadness, marriage and couple issues, grief and bereavement, addictions, anger management, eating disorders and many other complaints of modern living.
How should I choose a counsellor or psychologist?
Get in touch with a registered counsellor or psychologist for a start to a better life. These licenced mental health professionals can help you to overcome your emotional challenges. Depending on the country you are in you can get assistance from the professional body which registers counsellors or psychologists in your state. In Australia, Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney can connect you with a registered therapist near you.
Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney - counselling services including, cognitive behaviour therapy, general counselling, psychology and relationship counselling Sydney. Call (02)8205 0566 or visit 418/185 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 2000.
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