Therapy can teach you coping skills and specific strategies but more importantly, the process of therapy leads to change by
- Increasing awareness of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in sessions and eventually outside of sessions
- Being present and mindful
- Making you accountable to follow through with your goals and address the issues you are facing head on
- Uncovering issues you may have been avoiding, which can lead to coping in unhealthy ways
- Having a safe space to process things with support
- Increasing motivation to prioritize what’s most important to you
