What is therapy like?
The step of going to therapy is often associated with reservations. The preconception can be “this is not for me”, yet the consultation should be measured by its consequences rather than by that what lies before since each one is unique and therefore are the results.
Therapy is a mental odyssey with three key aspects:
– Curiosity about the mind and the self
– Challenges for the mind and the self
– Choices for the mind and the self
Curiosity about who you are.
Therapy on the internet (online therapy or e-therapy) will allow you to communicate directly me, François Weber from the comfort of your own home. When you start telling your story, you give verbal recognition to yourself, but you also begin to listen while in touch with yourself.
Usually, in online consulting, you need to have a concise and well-formulated question or request to save time. However, that is not the path to mental and emotional health. My method takes into account that your journey needs to take place at your own pace, within your own space and comfort. It is not your clock time, but your personal experience of time that determines the pace of working on the mind.
When you start e-consulting with me, it simply means that you call to explain at your own pace what you want and together we will create a safe space to communicate. You can fill that space with anything that has affected you mentally or emotionally. From barely noticeable nuances to dominating issues such as fears or depression. Within time, we will identify themes and issues and understand the origin and effect.
No worries if you don’t know where or how to start. All you need to do is start talking and I will help you to delve deeper into your story. Often the subjects are different than what you might have expected. That is very common since talking to a therapist is always inviting your own curiosity to become involved.
Challenge for the self.
There might be emotional moments for you. That’s no problem. Emotions are interwoven in our constitution. We will work in such a way that you feel comfortable while sharing your story and challenges even when this is less easy.
Opening up to the possibility of a free choice for who you want to be.
Your mental landscape will be the territory of your journey. While you describe the landscape, I will give you feedback about what I see through your description. I can also tell you what I think and ask you questions about your feelings. For example, things that are familiar to you can suddenly feel very strange when you show them to someone else. This gives you the opportunity to see these familiar or intimate events in a new light.
We will visit your past, future, dreams as well as your everyday reality. Talking about this can lead to unexpected moments that can reveal and explain confusing feelings and thoughts which previously were not noticed.
Surprises and discoveries
Surprises and discoveries are part of therapy. You will find that you experience different new thoughts and insights about yourself and this can generate new feelings. The ultimate goal of therapy is to develop your unique self and to find a strong anchor to manifest yourself in the world.
From the third step onwards, the journey will differ greatly between people. Therapy is a unique experience and different for everyone. After a few thousand consultations I still have to experience deja vu. Therapy is strongly tied to yourself and therefore therapy is also something that you cannot read about in a book but must undergo to understand it.
Finding out what is around the corner.
In the search for the care of the mind
It is remarkable that among mental health professionals and those who consult them when in distress, there is no consensus about the criteria of what constitutes the good healer of minds. In part, this reflects the status of the concept of mind in the different yet related areas of psychiatry and clinical psychology. Even though the basic classificatory document used by psychiatrists contains the word ‘mental’, they no longer consider themselves to be healers of the mind, but rather psychoneurologists who treat the brain and nervous system, much as cardiologists treat the heart and circulatory system. Miles Groth, the return of the therapeutic.
View of the Sierra Nevada, home of travel and Therapy.
Media support for online therapy: Google Hangout, WhatsApp, Zoom, Facetime, Skype, Signal or by phone.
Do you want to read about therapy? Here a list of a few good reads.
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