What Can Therapy Do for Me?

Therapy can be many things—practical, spiritual, emotional, directive, gentle, fierce.

But what kind of support do you need most?

Here are a few forms of support that therapy can offer:

✨ Advice & Guidance

- You want a clearer path or direction

- You appreciate tools, frameworks, or insights

- You’re looking for help sorting through options or next steps

- You want your therapist to weigh in—not just reflect back

🌿 Safety & Comfort

- You want a calm, grounding presence

- You need space to process without pressure or fixing

- You’re seeking warmth, trust, and emotional refuge

- You want to feel held, not pushed

🔍 Honesty & Transparency

- You want a therapist who will be real with you

- You appreciate being gently called out or challenged

- You’re curious about your patterns—and ready to name them

- You don’t want sugar-coating; you want truth

💛 Empathy & Compassion

- You want to feel deeply understood

- You’re craving emotional resonance, not just analysis

- You’re not looking for quick fixes—you want someone to be with you in it

- You value presence more than performance

🔥 Encouragement & Empowerment

- You want someone who believes in your potential

- You’re ready to be stretched and supported

- You’re looking for accountability as much as affirmation

- You want to feel energized, not just safe

So, what kind of support do you need?
It might shift over time. It might be a mix.

Try talking to your therapist about what would be most helpful. We’re often guessing or making assumptions, so always appreciate your direction.

Also, it’s good practice for you to learn to identify what you need and how to express it to someone safe.

That way you can apply it to other relationships outside of therapy 😊.

📷: Tippi Hedren, 1962 by Philippe Halsman