Seeking psychological intervention*

(*basically, seeking professional help)

Credit: American Psychological Association

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“What good does talking do?”

“That’s what friends are for?”

“What can a psychologist do? Isn’t psychotherapy just ‘talking’? I talk to my family about my problems”

These are familiar refrains among those with anti-therapy attitudes.

But don’t get us wrong.

Support from family and friends you trust is often your first line of defence. However, the “talking” therapy that you will have with your psychologist involves so much more. Clinical psychologists undergo many years of education, supervised training and workplace experiences. This allows them to diagnose and address psychological, intellectual, emotional, and behavioural maladjustment issues ranging from daily stressors to severe clinical psychopathology.