The field of professional mental health providers unfortunately has inherited and created a confusing terminology when it comes to understanding what types of providers do what. The most obvious source of confusion arises from the very similar terms, psychiatry and psychology, or the practitioners of those fields–psychiatrists and psychologists.
One of the most common sources of anxiety that clients feel has to do with feeling like one doesn’t know what to say. Oftentimes clients worry that they are supposed to have a list of things to go over. They will mentally prepare for the session in order to make sure they have sufficient things to say.
There are some things about psychotherapy that feel very natural. There are other things that feel artificial at times. One of the examples of the latter is the degree to which a therapist maintains a neutral demeanor.
One of the most frustrating things that can happen in a therapy session is getting to near the end of the session and hitting upon a topic that you really wanted to discuss that day. You somehow did not get around to talking about it till the very end.
Clinical depression is one of the most common psychiatric illnesses. It affects approximately 10% of the population during a person’s lifetime. A depressive episode is defined as a period of time lasting at least two weeks during which a person experiences five or more depressive symptoms.
It is not uncommon for a person to feel nervous about starting psychotherapy. After all, you are being asked to start talking extemporaneously to someone you have never met about things that are intimate, oftentimes sensitive, and sometimes painful.
The field of professional mental health providers unfortunately has inherited and created a confusing terminology when it comes to understanding what types of providers do what. The most obvious source of confusion arises from the very similar terms, psychiatry and psychology, or the practitioners of those fields–psychiatrists and psychologists.
One of the most common sources of anxiety that clients feel has to do with feeling like one doesn’t know what to say. Oftentimes clients worry that they are supposed to have a list of things to go over. They will mentally prepare for the session in order to make sure they have sufficient things to say.
There are some things about psychotherapy that feel very natural. There are other things that feel artificial at times. One of the examples of the latter is the degree to which a therapist maintains a neutral demeanor.
One of the most frustrating things that can happen in a therapy session is getting to near the end of the session and hitting upon a topic that you really wanted to discuss that day. You somehow did not get around to talking about it till the very end.
Clinical depression is one of the most common psychiatric illnesses. It affects approximately 10% of the population during a person’s lifetime. A depressive episode is defined as a period of time lasting at least two weeks during which a person experiences five or more depressive symptoms.
It is not uncommon for a person to feel nervous about starting psychotherapy. After all, you are being asked to start talking extemporaneously to someone you have never met about things that are intimate, oftentimes sensitive, and sometimes painful.
