How does Relationship Therapy Work?
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.
A question that is often asked by clients is: ’Does counselling really work?’ You may be looking for help with your relationship, with an anxiety problem or stress, or maybe low mood or depression. Whatever the cause of concern, the good news is that clinical counselling has proven to help people with common mental health complaints like anxiety and depression. And importantly also, relationship counselling for marriage or couple issues is a validated treatment for assisting couples to improve the quality of their relationship.
How does counselling work?
There are several types of modalities that counsellors are able to employ to help you. The therapy they choose will largely depend on the counsellors training and their judgement of your difficulty. Treatment for anxiety and depression can include cognitive behavioural therapy. This therapy works by looking into behaviours and thoughts that generally increase your level of anxiety or depression, and help you to overcome this habitual or patterned reaction. For example, people who suffer anxiety could be telling themselves things like: ”I will never make it”, or ’I'll be terribly embarrassed if people see how nervous I am’. Such thoughts are recognised together with your therapist, and changed, more accurate self-representations are used to challenge these beliefs. With continued practice and some skills training such as relaxation, very positive results are experienced by most people.
Can relationship counselling really help my partnership?
It’s important to accept that relationships are fluid -they go through phases, from the initial honeymoon stage to a maturing of the relationships. For nearly everyone, as the relationship matures, so do personal demands and responsibility, be it in the form of increased work pressure or children coming into the family, etc. As these pressures increase, the partners in a relationship are no longer able to accommodate each other’s emotional needs, and conflict may develop - usually into frequent and recurring arguments. Relationship counselling enables each partner to learn to calm their own distress, whilst also learning to identify and name the unspoken needs that are not being met. Partners are able to 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 therapists help with?
Therapists and psychologists are trained to assist you with a wide range of issues including anxiety or stress, depression or sadness, marriage and couple issues, grief and bereavement, addictions, anger management, eating disorders and many other complaints of modern living.
How can I choose a counsellor or psychologist?
Contact a registered counsellor or psychologist for a start to a better life. These licenced mental health professionals are able to work with you to overcome your emotional challenges. Depending on the country you are in you can find assistance from the professional body that registers counsellors or psychologists in your state. In Australia, Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney can connect you with a registered therapist near you.
Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney - psychologist services including, cognitive therapy, general counselling, psychology and relationship counselling Sydney. Call (02)8205 0566 or visit 418/185 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 2000.
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