(Originally written April 22, 2015)
Psychotherapy often gets a bad rap. Whether due to social stigma, shame of needing help, or a negative experience with it, the word ‘psychotherapy’ leaves a bad taste in the mouths of many. Meanwhile, those who haven't developed an aversion to it find the investment of time, money, and faith to be too much of a gamble. To me, the need for therapy always made sense when I considered the complexity of both the human brain and society. But, having tried eight different therapists over the past twenty years, I never realized how beneficial therapy could be until one of them truly empowered me. What sets my current therapist apart...