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82A Ponemah
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Amherst, NH.
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603-672-4782
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What is
Intensive Therapy or Counseling?
Intensive Therapy can be
different than counseling. In today's insurance climate the preferred
mode of treatment is behavioral or cognitive therapy. These are
encouraged, if not required by insurance companies because they can be
utilized towards a short term approach. While I honor and am capable of
doing short term work with you, I prefer to focus not only on symptoms
and behavior, but also on the underlying feelings and needs
that we need to become aware of.
An
Opportunity For Growth and Change
In reality many of us need more
time to develop a relationship with a therapist in order to develop a
level of trust so that we can search to understand the underlying
feelings and attitudes that motivate your experiences and choices in
life. The few sessions that insurance companies authorize do not allow
therapists to explore more substantial underlying feelings and internal
issues that may need to be addressed at the client's own individual
pace. Short term therapy does not permit this human approach.
Emotional distress
accompanying problems in work or love, is often a signal that there is
some more conflicted underlying human emotions.
Intensive Therapy requires very
long and comprehensive training for the therapist. It permits a process
that uncovers less conscious feelings and for self exploration, growth,
and change. . .
A Myth About
Professional Training in Therapy
There is common confusion in
our culture about the required training of mental health professionals.
Many people have stereotypes about the differences between
psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers. In certain regards,
each has a fundamentally different academic requirement and leads to a
different license and degree. Each differ in the nature of internship,
supervised training and residence in psychotherapy.
What is often not known by the
public, however, is that none of these degrees require long term
training in therapy in a post-graduate institute. In this kind of
institute, a professional is required to go through some three to seven
years of training, under careful supervision. Most importantly they are
required to be in intensive therapy themselves. It is essential, many
believe, that therapists undergo their own therapy in order to truly
understand the inner experiences of their clients. Some of our academic
or professional schools are now encouraging therapy for themselves, but
usually do not require it.
Common
Concerns
There is sometimes a natural
concern that counseling can take too long.
Most often people know how
far they want to go in exploring and working out personal difficulties.
Therapy continues as long as
you want or need it to. Most often people know how far they want to go
in exploring and working though personal difficulties. A trained and
non-exploitive therapist should be able to know when this point is
reached and to help you discontinue. Many people fear dependency in the
therapy. A healthy dependency exists in all human relationships. It is
the goal to utilize this interdependency between therapist and client in
order to eventually support separation and to internalize or develop the
capacity to utilize the work outside of the therapy.
Change in ourselves takes as
long as our minds and our emotions need it to. People cannot be forced
to change at some pace guided by unrealistic goals or guidelines. Life
however, and change is a process. We try to work hard at that process
and to understand it. The changes will take place on their own. Therapy
cannot dictate the laws of life and human nature. It is rather the other
way around. As humans we need to be aware that human nature defines the
pacing of therapy. It is different for everyone.
Why Would
One Consider Intensive Counseling
● You feel that life should be
more satisfying than it is. You understand that everyone has
difficulties in life, but perhaps there is something getting in the
way of a deeper fulfillment.
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You feel overly anxious or stressed too much of the time.
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You would like to feel more effective and comfortable in your
relationships and stop repeating nonproductive patterns with your mate
or with your children, coworkers, or friends.
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You feel depressed too much of the time.
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You are not satisfied with your position at work, or have always yearned
for a different career.
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You feel your goals are not unrealistic but also
feel blocked or held back from making significant changes.
Victor Schein's counseling service is easy to get to from Hollis,
Milford, Bedford, Nashua, Merrimack, and surrounding towns in NH.
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