How to Find Professional Therapy Counselling - 5 Steps to Take

You might not realize and it may be that you are being overwhelmed and fighting with inner problems. You may feel depressed, have panic attacks, or feel anxious at various times? Millions of people go through such stages in their life, and it can be because of various issues, either relationship problems, work related stress, death of a loved one, addictions and so.

Sometimes, these psychological aspects can be debilitating. While you may see it as passing phases, there are times when, unknowingly, these could penetrate deep in your life and disrupt your lifer as a whole.

How You Can Treat Psychological Condition?

If you are going through such a period, then you do need to act fast so as to avoid it causing too much of trouble. Reach out to someone you can connect with, talk with, discuss in detail, and trust by opening up your innermost thoughts and feelings, what you are going through.

Talking about your feelings can feel relaxing and relieving but it won’t give you the stage to come out of your situations as effectively. This is where counselling for depression and anxiety or relationship problem or substance issue will prove to be of high value to you. But therapeutic support shouldn’t be rushed. It should be a decision to be done in a steady manner, you must choose a therapist that you feel would understand you, one that could let you talk openly with them, provide the right approach, else you won’t find any progression.How to Find a Therapist as Per Your Needs?

1. There is No Indignity in Seeking TherapyDo you feel that it will hurt your pride, or if someone else can point out to you being mentally unstable, the just leave such thoughts behind. Millions of people across the world go through psychological problems, marriage issues, depression, anxiety, addictions, and seeking help isn’t anything to feel wrong about. So, leave this thought about and go on, search and seek help.
2. Determine You Need a Professional TherapistSometimes, your psychological sagacity could be strong in itself. And when you are in initial stage, talking with someone who can give inputs that are logical and helpful may help you come out of the problem, easily. But if you are in some serious problem or if your anxiety, or depression or substance abuse overwhelms you, is uncontrollable at your end, seeking a therapist should be a prompt and must decision.

Assess:

You feel saddened most of time, disconnected with your family and friends, feel helplessness.

You do find it extremely hard to connect with your inner self, find it difficult to carry out daily activities like your work assignments, and hobbies or home-based activities.

You have sleeping disorders; do not feel entertained by anything.

You worry a lot, excessively and are always on the edge of breaking down or losing your temper, common sense and reasoning to take decision.

You become aggressive or argumentative, may act in an extreme way that could be hurtful to others, whether verbally abusing someone, or harming them physically.

Talking with your loved ones isn’t bearing any fruitful result to you.

If this holds true for you, then you definitely need to visit a therapist.

3. Research a Therapist

Contact Your Local References – Ask people in your circle, including your colleagues, family members, friends and so for some references on a reliable therapist that can help you, specific to your conditions.

Check Online But Be Vigilant – You can check online websites, yellow pages, therapist centers listed online. Go through them, but check in detail about their specifications, previous client references and all that.

Check Their Qualification and Credentials – Like doctors, therapists also go through a structured academy process and earn minimum qualification to start their practice. This is something that you should check beforehand.

Know They Counsel Specific to Your Condition – Assess their experience in the field, and ensure they are practiced in what condition you are going through.

4. Ask Them Some Important QuestionsOn your first meet, you also need to ask them certain things so you can determine to go through with the therapy:

Ask if they are licensed and for how many years they have been practicing.

Ask about their area of expertise; whether work with a certain kind of psychological condition, and whether they specifically work with adults, or children or family also.

Ask them if they have helped people experiencing the same issues as you, and how you have helped them overcome, and in how much time duration they were able to come out good. Also ask for complicated cases and success stories as well.

Ask what therapy treatment and methods they use.

Ask about what their fees is, according to the session, along with the type insurance they accept.

5. Connect With Them Deeply and Monitor Your ProgressRight from the first session, it is not just the duty of the therapists to process through every method. Get a general feel of the therapist, opening up clearly to them, connecting them thoroughly.

Throughout the therapy sessions, never settle. In the initial stages of the therapy, you can take along someone, like your partner or your family member or a friend, who can also assess if they are right for you and if the connection is going through a strong bond. Establish clear goals with the therapist. Your therapist must be open to you, and in some cases reaching goals and realizing progression may take some time to reflect.

So, whether you are in a dire stage of professional anxiety counseling, or help with a relationship problem, or substance addiction or something else that deeply needs therapist attention, keep the above points in mind and seek help.

Dr Renu Singh is a clinical psychologist and have a wide coverage over different situation of clinical expertise in dealing with various disorders. You can contact her for