Psychodynamic psychotherapy addresses the conscious as well as the unconscious roots of emotional pain. What is the unconscious and how does it affect the present? Let’s begin with how feelings become unconscious- You have to give credit to the brilliance of our psychological mind. It operates much like our physical body in response to pain. […]
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“Was I Sexually Abused And How Can Counseling Help ?” Help From A Raleigh Therapist
( “Was I Sexually Abused And How Can Counseling Help ?” Help From A Raleigh Therapist ) In my 30 plus years of conducting psychotherapy, I am asked more times than you might imagine, “ I think I might have been sexually abused, how can I know for sure?” I take that question seriously, very seriously. […]
How Does Therapy Work And Why Is Change So Hard ? Help From A Raleigh Therapist
When you first get into therapy, I’ll bet you will say you want to lose something. “I want to get rid of this anxiety once and for all”. “I want to lose this depression for good!” What I almost never hear is,“ I want to lose this way of knowing myself and being in the […]
Therapy For Gay And Lesbian Clients- Help from a Raleigh therapist
Therapy for gay and lesbian clients; help from a Raleigh therapist After years of being closeted you came out some time ago. It took grit and courage and was one of the hardest things and most important things you have ever done. Perhaps you steeled yourself for reactions. And now you have gotten on with […]
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