Is Psychotherapy For Me? - San Francisco Bay Area Psychotherapy: Adolescent, Adult, Couple, and Family Therapy

How Do I Know If I Could Benefit From Psychotherapy?

This is a very personal decision to make. Below are some guidelines to help in considering whether you might find therapy helpful:

You have trouble making or keeping satisfying relationships, and you want to understand the patterns that underlie this difficulty.
You realize that an emotional issue has been causing stress for a long time.
You feel depressed, anxious, fearful, agitated, or have trouble managing your anger.
You recognize behavior that seems self-defeating, out of control, addictive, self-destructive, or attempt to manage your feeling with food, alcohol or drugs.
You are frequently distressed by traumatic memories.
You have trouble obtaining or keeping a satisfying job, or your behavior keeps you from advancing in your career.
You find that you need more support than is available in your everyday life.
You have difficulty separating your feelings from the feelings of others.
You want to learn to stand up for yourself.
You have questions about your sexuality or sexual identity.
You feel challenged as a parent.
You have difficulty expressing your feelings, or even knowing what you feel.

If you are experiencing any of the above issues, it may be helpful to pursue seeing a professional therapist to help you. Kirsten works with individuals, couples and families.