Top Myths About Counseling in #Dallas
Searching for a therapist in Dallas can feel overwhelming. Whether you’re looking for trauma therapy, anxiety therapy, couples counseling, help with emerging adulthood, or to address disordered eating, getting started can be hard, and you may not know what to expect. Maybe you’ve heard about therapy from friends, family, or social media, or maybe you’ve had your own past experiences with therapy. Let’s look at and challenge some top myths you may have as you explore therapy in Dallas, Texas.
Therapists are friends you pay to listen to you vent.
While we will need to listen to learn about you, therapy will be more than venting. In your sessions at Crescent Counseling in Dallas, you can expect thoughtful questions and intentional feedback to help guide sessions. Homework is often used to provide you with information to continue learning about yourself between sessions and to give accountability to you trying new skills outside of your sessions. As therapists, we also value our own learning and growth, so you can expect us to suggest processes we’ve actively pursued training and certification in, whether that be Prepare/Enrich on The Gottman Method in couples therapy or Brainspotting or Safe and Sound Protocol for trauma therapy or anxiety therapy, we will provide you with information on what these modalities are and why we believe they will help you!
Counseling is only for rich people.
We all deserve to feel better. Starting from the initial phone consult, we will have an open and honest conversation with you about what the cost of therapy means for you, what sort of change you are seeking, and if we are a good fit for helping you achieve that change. We want you to feel as comfortable as possible investing in yourself because we believe you are worth that investment, both financially and in your time. We want to help find a therapist that can help you get closer to your goals at a frequency of sessions that meets your needs.
Therapists only care about making money.
At Crescent Counseling, we believe in the healing power of connection; connection to self, to others, and to the world around us. Helping our clients find connection and healing through trauma therapy, anxiety counseling, couples therapy, therapy for emerging adulthood, and therapy for disordered eating provides us with fulfillment. Taking care of ourselves allows us to be better for you. Just as we want to see you invest in yourself, we believe in investing in ourselves. We want to be able to seek the continuing education opportunities that allow us to serve you well and to feel the personal safety and connection that allows us to be fully present in our sessions together. We want financial conversations to feel transparent and for you to feel our wholehearted passion for being a part of your healing journey.
Therapy won’t make a difference or lead to change.
In therapy with us, we will work collaboratively to set goals and check in often on what movement you’re making towards those goals. It is important to know that change can take time and be a gradual process, not overnight perfection. We want to have conversation about what is and isn’t working in therapy. We want you to notice differences and change and to feel hope about your future.
