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 people is: ”Does counselling really work?” Like our clients, you may be looking for help with your relationship, with anxiety or stress, or perhaps low mood or depression. Whatever the reasons causing your concern, there’s good news: clinical counselling is proven to help people with complaints such as anxiety and depression. And importantly also, counselling for marriage or couple issues is also a validated treatment for helping couples improve their relationship.
How does counselling work?
There are several types of treatments which counsellors can use to help you. The chosen mode will largely depend on the counsellors training and their assessment of your issue. Some of the best validated treatments for anxiety and depression include cognitive behavioural therapy. This therapy works by thinking in depth about behaviours and thoughts that currently increase your level of anxiety or depression, and help you to overcome this habitual reaction. For instance, people who suffer anxiety could be telling themselves things like: ’I can’t make it’, or ’I'll be terribly embarrassed if people see how nervous I am’. Such thoughts are recognised together with your therapist, and different, positive self-representations are now employed to challenge these beliefs. With continued practice and perhaps some skills training such as relaxation, very good results are experienced by most people.
Can relationship counselling help my marriage?
Relationships go through phases, from the initial honeymoon stage to the many stages of maturing of the relationships. For many couples, as a relationship matures, so do lifestyle demands and responsibility, be it in the form of increased work pressure or children coming into the family, etc. As these common pressures increase, the partners in the relationship may no longer be able to accommodate the other’s emotional needs, and conflict can develop - usually into frequent and recurring arguments. Relationship counselling enables each person to learn to soothe their own distress, whilst also learning to identify and bring out into the open any unspoken needs that are not satisfactory. Partners 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 through a broad range of issues including anxiety or stress, depression or sadness, couple and marriage issues, grief and bereavement, addictions, anger management, eating disorders and many other complaints of modern living.
How do I choose a counsellor or psychologist?
Contact a registered counsellor or psychologist for a start to a better life. Licenced mental health professionals are able to work with you to overcome emotional challenges. Depending on the country you are in you can get assistance from the professional body that registers psychologists or counsellors in your state. In Australia, Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney are able to offer details of a registered therapist near you.
Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney - Sydney counselling services including, cognitive therapy, general counselling, psychology and marriage counselling. Call (02)8205 0566 or visit 418/185 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 2000.