Are you struggling with a problem and wondering whether therapy really helps?
Ask yourself, are you content with the way things are now? If you are grappling with issues like anxiety, depression, PTSD, or even a spiritual crisis, participating in therapy could help you find the answers that you are looking for.
Why Should I Go to Therapy?
Good question! Going to therapy is a personal choice for each individual. However, for whatever reason, you may have come to a point in your life where things just aren’t working. These could include:
- The way you handle (or don’t handle) your emotions.
- How you relate to other people.
- How you connect (or don’t connect) with people who are close in your life.
- Feeling like you don’t have control over your thoughts or feelings.
Whatever it may be, the result is that you may be finding it difficult to work or stay employed. Maybe you are struggling to express yourself to others. Or perhaps issues like as anxiety have taken such a toll, that you don’t feel like you can function “normally.”
Does Therapy Help Me Be Happy?
Therapy is not an answer to finding happiness. It can help you get to the root cause of why you feel the way you do. This can take time, and may not lead in directions that are pleasant. Yet, by going on this journey, you can get to a place where you will find not happiness, but, perhaps resolution for whatever issue troubles you. The advantage of working with a therapist is that you do not have to take this journey by yourself, but instead, receive the guidance of someone experienced with these kinds of issues.
What Happens During a Therapy Session?
That depends on what you are struggling with specifically. You can expect an environment that is private and interactions that are nonjudgmental. A therapy session is an opportunity to be honest with yourself and to trust someone else with what troubles you. You should expect to work with a therapist who is professional, compassionate, and understanding. In addition, you have the chance to practice therapeutic tools and learn new ways of communicating and experiencing your feelings in a healthy way.
What Kinds of Strategies Are Used in Therapy?
There are different kinds of methodologies that a therapist can use to help you achieve your goals. Some of these include:
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): A cognitive technique that emphasizes mindfulness, change, and acceptance. Grounded in Eastern traditions.
- Transpersonal Psychology: Incorporates traditional psychology with spirituality.
- Body Centered Psychology: Using the human body as a resource for addressing therapeutic issues.
Does Therapy Help With My Spiritual Development?
Yes, it can! Participating in therapy often involves taking a personal journey of your spiritual exploration. In the process, you will learn new things about yourself that go beyond your tangible concerns. The result can be a new awareness of who you are, perhaps even a change in the direction of your life that you weren’t expecting. This can be broken down into three developmental sections:
- Spiritual Awakening: Becoming aware of your spiritual nature.
- Spiritual Growth: Getting in touch with your spiritual nature.
- Spiritual Transformation: Integrating your spiritual nature into your life.
Does Therapy Help?
It can if you let it. If you fight the process, it can be difficult for you to learn the lessons you need to learn in order to address your issues. By having a degree of acceptance, you can allow yourself to be more open to change and growth.
If you are struggling with an issue in your life, consider the benefits of therapy. Take a journey of reflection and contemplation, then you and your therapist together, can find resolutions to your issues.
"Igor is well trained in cutting-edge, research-based therapies. With his compassionate heart and presence, Igor is gifted at helping clients find resources to face even the most difficult challenges and develop healthier cognitive patterns and behaviors. Clients love Igor's warmth, openness and innovation." Tasha Medley MA, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, RPT -- Psychotherapist, Boulder, CO
"Igor Giusti is a profoundly gifted healer and spiritual guide. His deep knowledge of different styles of therapy is balanced by an equally deep knowledge of spiritual practice and literature. He really does practice what he teaches - integrating the mind, heart, and body together in a life dedicated to spiritual realization. He has studied extensively and done lengthy retreats. I know personally from working with him and observing him that his clinical perception is extremely precise and his responses very accurate and effective. He has clarity and intelligence, is heartful, caring, and also dedicated, strong, and incisive when needed. I can't think of a better guide in the process of getting
to know one's inner nature and bringing it into the world." Josh Medley MA, NCC, LPC -- Psychotherapist, Boulder, CO
"Igor is, first and foremost, a fine, sensitive human being, with a heightened self-awareness as well as a deep sense of compassion for other people. There is also a deep inner quiet about him, perhaps developed in his meditation practice. In addition to these aspects of emotional intelligence, empathy, self-awareness, and presence, he has a fine sense of humor." Deepesh Faucheux -- Adjunct Professor and Psychotherapist, Boulder, CO
"Igor’s greatest gifts are his somatic intelligence and compassionate heart. He is surprisingly attuned to the inner realm of sensations and feelings. He relates to the world from a spiritual and somatic felt sense, rather than from his mind alone. This makes him highly capable in guiding clients to become more embodied, in touch with their feelings, and grounded in their spiritual experiences while living in the world." Les McAllan PhD -- Retired Professor and Psychologist, Prescott AZ
Igor has a warm, open, and attentive presence. His warm listening capacity, keen curiosity, psychological depth, and insight are palpable. Igor is a transpersonally trained psychotherapist with group and individual experience, as well as a participant-explorer in other types of contemplative and psychological intra- and inter-personal work. He has great value for and emphasis on the body and his adept somatic awareness is evident by the way he can articulate—and help others get in touch with and articulate—bodily, emotional, and mental experiences. In general I would say Igor is a
grateful and joyful person. His affectionate and joyful nature make him desirable and delightful to be around. Jason Appt -- Assistant Professor and Psychotherapist, Boulder CO
