Therapists Spill: What You Didn’t Know About Therapy

Therapy is highly misunderstood. That’s due to several key reasons. For starters, therapy is conducted behind closed doors, which makes it harder to fully and accurately capture. Clients don’t commonly discuss their sessions with others. Sadly, the stigma of seeking therapy prevents many people from sharing their experiences. “The ‘you must be crazy if you’re in therapy’ myth persists, despite millions of relatively healthy people seeking therapy to overcome a common obstacle or make a good life great,” said Ryan Howes, a clinical psychologist in Pasadena, Calif. Even if clients talk about their therapy, or a therapist shares a case study with colleagues, it’s still subjective, he said. “A lot happens practically, emotionally and relationally in a given session, most of which is lost in a three-minute recap.” Therapists also don’t communicate the specifics of therapy well enough or promote psychotherapy in general, Howes said. “Most of the communication from professional psychotherapists is filled with academic jargon or self-help psychobabble that makes it confusing so people don’t have a clear understanding of what therapy is about.” The media is usually a shaky source of what therapy really looks like. Naturally, movies and TV focus more on entertainment and ratings than on scientific accuracy, Howes said. That means media is “filled with goofy, sadistic, romantic, or miraculous therapists rather than a realistic portrayal of hardworki...
Source: Psych Central - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Disorders General Psychology Psychotherapy Therapists Spill Treatment Calif California Clinical Psychology Deborah Serani director Family therapy jeffrey sumber John Duffy joyce marter Llc Marla W. Deibler Psychoanalysis Source Type: news