The Process of Therapy

Part of the process of therapy is to find your own truth, not what someone else has told you, but to decide for yourself and then to own those parts of yourself.  Seeking the truth and telling your truth can be very liberating.

In therapy, you are supposed to get helpful information from someone who does not have an emotional stake in the outcome.  Your therapist should not be confused with your best friend.  You need to work with someone who does not foster dependence but rather helps you learn how to trust yourself to ask and answer difficult questions to find what works for you.  

If you were my client you would have the answers to these questions:  What are my obstacles? What patterns do I tend to repeat? What are my triggers? How has my past impacted who I am today? What are my defenses?