Thanks to social media, more and more people are willing to join therapy and work on their mental health.
This is why it becomes crucial to mention tips on how you can find the right therapist for you, especially in India.
Before we share the tips, here are some benefits of therapy you will notice after working with the therapist that is right for you:
- Therapy can help you develop coping mechanisms to deal with stress and difficult situations. This will make you feel emotionally stronger and mentally resilient.
- Therapy can help you identify and change habits that are not serving you well. It can help you find the root cause of your unhelpful habits and change that long-term.
- You will learn how to see things from different perspectives. Therapy can also help you understand how your thoughts and beliefs affect your emotions and behaviours.
- Trauma healing. Therapy can help you process and heal from past trauma or difficult experiences with effective tools catered to your needs.
- Relationship skills like conflict resolution or effective communication can be developed via therapy.
- You can use therapy to clarify your goals and develop a plan to achieve them in a way that works well for you.
- You will strengthen your self-confidence. Therapy can help you boost your self-esteem and self-worth.
- Also, therapy can help you manage symptoms of mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, PTSD and stress.
How to Find the Right Therapist
If you are thinking of joining therapy, one of the most important decisions you will make is choosing the right therapist. The right therapist can help you to make significant progress in your mental health journey, while unfortunately, the wrong one might not be able to help as much.
While it is an important decision, it doesn’t have to be difficult. By following these tips, you can find a therapist who can help you to achieve your mental health goals.
Here are some tips for finding the right therapist:
- Identify your needs: There are many different types of therapists in India. There are some who specialize in working with children, some with working professionals, some with couples.
Apart from demographics, some therapists are more equipped to help with career issues, some with illness and some with trauma or PTSD.
Hence, it is important to identify your goals and needs first. Then you can do your research and find one who is a good fit for you.
- Research: Choose a therapist who has experience working with people who have issues similar to what you are currently facing. You must also ask for and check their qualifications so you know that they can help you.
- Speak to them: Once you have found a few therapists who seem like a good fit, schedule a consultation with them. This will give you a chance to speak with them personally. You will then be able to understand them and their approach to therapy better. We at Siraya, also offer free consultations. You can book one here.
- Ask them questions: You might be wondering what to ask a therapist before joining. For that, feel free to ask your potential therapists questions about their fees, scheduling and rescheduling policies, duration of each meeting, suitable timings to meet and any other relevant questions that you might have.
- Follow your intuition: When you are interviewing therapists, pay attention to your gut feelings. Do you feel comfortable with them? Do you feel like they can help you? If not, don’t be afraid to move on to the next therapist. Trust your gut.
Some additional tips for you:
- It is important to remember that therapy is a process. It takes time to build trust and rapport with a therapist, and it may take some time to see results. If you are not feeling comfortable with your therapist after a few sessions, don’t be afraid to switch therapists. It is possible and we do provide that facility at our clinic.
- Your therapist can be good for you and not the next person. That is okay. Choose someone who can understand and help you the most.
- Your therapist is not your friend. Think of them as your mental health doctor. This will help you in making the decision more objectively.
- Choose progress over convenience. If you have to travel extra or reschedule work tasks to meet your therapist, let that be okay.
- See therapy as a mental health investment. This shift will help you in choosing a therapist and a clinic that is right for you.
We hope that following these above-mentioned tips, you will find a therapist who can help you in your journey towards better mental health.
If you’re curious about therapy at Siraya Mental Wellness, feel free to schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with one of our expert therapists today.
If you are ready, tap here to book a therapy appointment with us.
You can meet us online or visit our clinic at Kemps Corner, Mumbai for an in-person, offline meeting.