Heya playa, have you ever felt overwhelmed, confused or even scared enough that you felt
like you needed to see a therapist.
The idea of seeing a therapist can be kind of scary, which is exactly why I brought on
Kati Morton to talk to you guys about therapy.
Hey Josh, thanks so much for having me on.
My name is Kati Morton and I have a mental health channel on YouTube.
And I am answering questions about all things mental health, three days a week.
This is The Josh Speaks.
You're watching The Josh Speaks.
I've received a lot of questions from you guys in the past asking me whether or not
I think it’s weird to see a school counselor or therapist.
I don't think there’s anything wrong with it at all, but if you feel like your friends
are going to make fun of you for going, pay no mind to them at all.
I know we all worry about what people think about us being in therapy.
And technically therapy I guess is for people with problems but the important thing to remember
is that you need to get help sooner rather than later because the longer you put things
off, the worse they can get.
And honestly, it's up to you whether or not you tell your friends that you're seeing a
therapist.
Therapy can be a great way to get some perspective on things going on in your life from a professional
source.
I even go to therapy myself because it really helps me get someone else's perspective and
advice from a professional standpoint.
The idea of finding the right therapist for you can be extremely overwhelming.
How do you know if they’re the right person for you?
Kati, shed some light on this.
I get this question all the time and it's really difficult to know whether therapy is
the right fit or the therapist is the right fit.
And the important thing to remember when you're trying to find a therapist is, do I like this
person?
Do they seem nice enough that I could tell them in the future maybe some of my deepest
darkest secrets.
I know it's really difficult to know right away but just the way you know if you like
someone as a friend or not, it should be that same kind of feeling.
I call it like the therapeutic clic.
Like oh, yea I like you.
I could talk to you, this could work.
Also know that if you don't like that therapist, if you don't have that click that I'm talking
about, it is perfectly fine to not make another appointment.
Or just tell them that you would like some other referrals.
That it's just not a good connection.
Remember when it comes to therapy it's a different type of relationship and you as a client come
first.
One of the biggest misconceptions about therapy is that you're gonna find yourself a therapist,
they’re gonna help you solve you problem and that’s it your fixed.
Good to go.
However the truth is that is not the truth at all.
I wish!
I wish therapy was just telling people their problems and they just solve them for you
like presto fixo.
But that's really not the way it works.
The way therapy works is together with your therapist you come up with goals and behavioral
techniques and things you're gonna try out that the therapist tells you hey try that
out, you go do it, you come back and you let them know if it works or not.
So really it's together, it's like with our powers combined, we get the best result.
And that's why it's so important to have that good relationship because you need to be able
to tell your therapist that something isn't working or you didn't like that or this is
too hard or you're not there yet or this is great but we're moving too slow.
You need to be able to express what you need from them and feel confident in doing so.
What do you think, was this video helpful in helping you understand therapy a little
bit better?
Leave your comment below and we'll talk about it.
Also, if you want to see the Dating 101 video where I answer some of the most basic and
common dating questions, you can see it on Kati’s video over here.
Thank you so much for having me on, I love what you're doing on YouTube.
It's great to connect with other channels doing positive things because the more positive
we have out there, the better, right?
And for those of you who are curious about therapy I hope you found these answers helpful
and there's a bunch more information on my channel if you have more specific questions.
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Once again thank you so much Kati for answering those questions about therapy.
I know my audience will really enjoy it and I really enjoyed it to.
As always guys, love and peace.