How Do Therapists Approach Mental Health Challenges?

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• How Do Therapists Approach Mental Health Challenges?
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How Do Therapists Approach Mental Health Challenges?

“Can a therapist really help me?”

Mental health challenges, including the effects of mental illness, can seem so daunting that we often feel frozen in our tracks, not knowing where to go or what to do. It’s tempting to wonder if it’s worth reaching out for help. After all, if our problems seem insurmountable, how in the world can someone else, such as a therapist, sort them out with us? (Mental Health Counseling: How it Works, Benefits)

Trained mental health professionals, such as counselors, therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, have logical, research-based approaches to helping people. Elements that are considered by a professional when working with a client include the person’s:

• personal background
• thought patterns
• emotional experiences
• behaviors and actions
• values
• goals
• current mental status

When considering all of these personal aspects, a mental health professional will choose a therapeutic approach that fits the client. Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and solution-focused therapy are just a few of the therapeutic approaches supported by research that are known to be helpful.

Each therapist is unique, just as each client is unique; therefore, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to mental health. Regardless of the specific approach, a therapist chooses what she or he thinks will best suit the client and draws from her/his own belief system to choose valid approaches to healing.

Related Articles Dealing with Therapeutic Approaches

• Different Types of Mental Health Therapy
• Types of Mental Health Treatment
• Depression Therapy: How Psychotherapy for Depression Works
• Does Therapy Really Work?
• Learning How to Trust Your Therapist

Your Thoughts

Today's Question: If you’ve tried therapy, what was the experience like for you? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, knowledge, and experiences on the HealthyPlace Facebook page and on the HealthyPlace Google+ page.

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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

• When People Reject Your Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder
• My Final Post on Coping with Depression
• The Future of Mental Health Education
• The Phrase Eating Disordered People Love to Hear
• Help Your Child Cope With Mental Health Stigma
• My PTSD Brain Won’t Be Quiet–Constant Thinking Protected Me
• What It’s Like to Hear Voices
• Coping with Your Child’s DMDD Outbursts and the Aftermath
• Getting Older When You’re Not Where You Thought You’d Be
• Addiction Recovery Apps You Should Be Using
• Baths vs. Showers and Why this Schizoaffective Prefers the Bath
• When Anxious Thoughts Are a Broken Record, Change Your Tune
• Lifestyle Changes for Depression Encourage Moderation

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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From HealthyPlace YouTube Channel

Am I Hypomanic or Happy?

Am I hypomanic or happy? For those of us with bipolar 2 disorder, we often ask ourselves that question.

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. Importance of Effective Treatment for Suicidal Ideation
2. Self-Stigma Complicates Mental Illness Treatment and Recovery
3. Medication Side Effects Suck, Why Take Bipolar Medications?

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Mental Health Quote

"Behind my smile is a breaking heart, behind my laugh I´m falling apart, behind my eyes are tears at night, behind my body is a soul trying to fight."

Read more mental health quotes.

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