It Is Worth It
You’ve taken the first step toward recovery, healing from trauma, and developing healthier coping mechanisms by starting individual psychotherapy. But how can you tell whether it’s actually effective? Even while there is no foolproof way to determine if therapy is helping, there are indicators you can look for.
Your mood and emotions have improved. Check to see if any of your symptoms have improved, depending on why you entered therapy. For instance, if you sought counseling for despair or melancholy, do you currently feel better? Do you feel less worried after undergoing anxiety-related therapy? The attainment of your objectives is evidence of your growth.
Your thinking has shifted. Changes in your way of thinking are an additional sign of therapy’s success. You think less negatively or destructively and more positively and constructively. Instead of fantasizing about unattainable things, you are engaged in more practical thinking and establishing feasible goals. Thoughts lead to behavior, thus as your thinking changes, so will your actions.
Your behaviors have changed. Changes in behavior are another major indicator that therapy is progressing in the right path. For example, you are leaving behind undesirable habits. You attended therapy in order to work on your self-assertiveness. Now, you take the initiative more frequently than in the past.
Your relationships with others are better. Relationship improvements indicate treatment is working. Before counseling, a conflict-filled couple became calmer. Fewer disagreements indicate successful therapy. It shows you can resolve conflicts.
You have better life satisfaction. A greater sense of life satisfaction is a positive indicator that treatment is helping you make progress. You now feel as though you are gaining more from life. Enhanced life pleasure is also a drive for your continued success.
Your diagnosis changes. Obtaining a revised diagnosis is an excellent approach to determining if you are making progress in therapy. If you and your therapist agree that your depression symptoms have disappeared, you have made great improvement.
If something is bothering you and you are in need of individual psychotherapy services, do not hesitate to contact Dr. Mark Sehl NY Psychotherapist by calling (212) 228-3467. We are based in New York, NY.