How is a Therapeutic Relationship with a Therapist in Modesto different from a friendship?
Therapy in Modesto offers a whole new opportunity to develop a relationship that is different from other relationships and friendships. Have you ever wondered how a therapy relationship is different from a friendship?
Explore 3 key differences between a Friendship and a Therapeutic relationship with a Therapist in Modesto
1) This relationship is all about you. The therapeutic relationship focuses on your life, struggles, needs, and wants. This focus on you might feel overwhelming or sound like the best thing ever. Think about it how many of your relationships are truly focused on you? As a Therapist in Modesto, the therapeutic relationship focuses on creating a space and time tailored to you. The time is spent reflecting on your life, emotions, behaviors, thoughts, and your lived experience. We focus on the ebbs and flows of what is coming up in your life now, past, and present. We do this exploration with a sense of curiosity rather than judgment in an effort to gain insight, awareness, and personal growth.
2) A therapeutic relationship is not about advice giving. This statement might be a shocker. You might have thought, great, someone who will tell me what to do and how to do it.
Life can be overwhelming, but a therapeutic relationship is about guiding you with support, encouragement, and accountability to explore and find your voice. As a Therapist in Modesto, a fundamental ingredient in my approach to therapeutic relationships is how to help my clients develop and nourish their own voices.
3. You get to show up as you are in this relationship. In this therapeutic relationship, the crucial point is that you show up as you are with your emotions, thoughts, worries, fears, and such. You dive into questioning what you have created, what has happened in your life, and what you might need or want more or less of in your life. Through Therapy in Modesto, clients learn to create, listen, and nourish the connection between their minds, feelings, and bodies. To be truly present and embrace their life.
The greatest gift you can give yourself is to allow yourself to change and evolve.
Give yourself permission to create change – whatever that change may look like. Learn to get to know the person you see in the mirror. Through cultivating a safe space and therapeutic relationship, my clients find they are able to learn how to listen to their own voices and take action. Clients learn to be connected and present in who they are and what they need to show up authentically in their world.
Discover a New Season in Life with the help of a Therapist in Modesto CA
Are you ready to dive in and create your own therapeutic relationship? Schedule your free consultation to learn more about how Therapy in Modesto can help you. Learn more about working with me. Here are some tips to support your mental health. Check out some other awesome blogs.
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About the Author
Laura Garcia is a licensed marriage and family therapist providing in-person therapy in Modesto, CA, and online Therapy throughout California for adults. She provides services in English and Spanish. Laura focuses on providing care and support for Anxiety therapy, Grief Therapy, Marriage Counseling, and Couples Counseling. Her practice is founded on creating a safe space with compassion, support, and accountability. A space that empowers you on your journey of self-exploration, insight, awareness, understanding, and healing. Understanding who you are as a human being and growing personally is a lifelong journey with different chapters. If you’d like support, schedule your consultation today.
