Throughout the past ten years of providing psychotherapy as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I have formed the following opinion of the benefits and limits of treatment:  In general psychotherapy is a process of change directed toward increased self-awareness, improved functioning and personal growth.  It is a joint effort between the client and therapist and when appropriate may include; partners, spouses, siblings, parents and friends.  The therapist contributes their knowledge and skill and the client (and significant others when included) brings specialized personal knowledge and a commitment to increase personal and/or family strengths.  The direct benefit of therapy can include enabling the client to initiate and maintain changes in his/her personal life or to cope more effectively with life situations. 

 

At the same time, the client’s participation in this process may involve certain risks.  For example, talking with a therapist may open up levels of awareness that could elicit negative emotions including, but not limited to, fear, anger, depression, anxiety and frustration, which  may manifest in negative behaviors.  Additionally, changes that the client chooses to make may produce disruptions in their relationships or turmoil in their present life situations. 

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Nothing in this website or email transmissions are intended to create a therapist-client relationship.  Any information provided is general in nature and should not be relied upon as therapeutic advice. Information found on this website is designed to support not replace the relationship between therapist-client.  A formal therapist-client relationship is only established after written consent is obtained. 

The purpose of this website is to offer consumers information about services offered by Julie Cohen MS MFT.  This site is funded entirely by the author/owner Julie Cohen MS, MFT.