{"id":20718,"date":"2025-01-24T09:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T10:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20718"},"modified":"2025-01-24T10:27:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T10:27:25","slug":"what-to-know-before-you-start-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20718","title":{"rendered":"What to Know Before You Start Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here\u2019s how to make the most of your visits.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m Christina Caron, a reporter covering mental health, and I\u2019m filling in for Jancee Dunn this week.<\/em><\/p>\n

When I was in college I decided to make my first ever mental health appointment with one of the school\u2019s counselors. I remember very little from that conversation except that I was so nervous I was sweating. Also, I felt that the therapist often brushed off my worries.<\/p>\n

At the time I didn\u2019t understand that it was OK to push back a little. And the whole experience felt so awkward and uncomfortable that I quit after just a few sessions. My takeaway \u2014 although I\u2019m sure this isn\u2019t what the therapist intended \u2014 was that I needed to toughen up, pack my worries away and squash my fears rather than really digging into what was behind those feelings.<\/p>\n

What I\u2019ve since come to learn, especially now that I report on mental health, is that therapy can be helpful and even life-changing. But its success largely depends on your relationship with your therapist and the quality of your communication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In case you\u2019re thinking about seeing a therapist this year, or trying to find a new one, I asked several reputable therapists to share what they wished clients knew before their first session.<\/p>\n