Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten
Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-394-36106-9
Verlag: Wiley
A beginner's guide all about therapy and finding a therapist who can help you move forward
Exploring Therapy For Dummies answers your most pressing questions about mental health treatment: Is therapy right for me? How do I find the right therapist? Is there a particular therapy approach that might work best for me? What are the common mental health diagnoses? What can I expect from my first appointment? Is telehealth therapy as good as in-person therapy? When you're ready to take the next steps, this book helps you navigate the process of finding a therapist in easy-to-understand terms. Then, learn how to build trust with your therapist and get more comfortable opening up. With quizzes, sample examples, case studies, and resources, Exploring Therapy For Dummies is a friendly guide to this important step in your healing journey. - Discover that many people go to therapy and there's no shame in getting it
- Find out how therapy works, learn to define goals and what the phases of therapy are
- Get acquainted with the most common therapy models—cognitive behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, schema therapy, and beyond
- Understand some common mental health diagnoses like depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and others
- Learn about children's therapy, including common mental health challenges and types of therapy that work best for kids
This book is a great way to decide if you want or need therapy—it will debunk myths and misconceptions so that you can start off on the right foot with your first therapy experience.
