Post traumatic stress disorder
What is therapy?
Therapy is a broad term for “getting help.” It is a gradual process of working alongside a therapist or counselor to approach specific mental health conditions or daily human challenges, including developing new coping skills and positive thought processes.
Two Common Approaches to Therapy
- Individual One-on-One Sessions
- Group Sessions
Why is therapy beneficial?
Therapy works hand in hand with brain development to improve overall health and well-being. Specifically, through therapy, neuroplasticity or the brain’s ability to create and change neural connections and pathways, can occur and influence more positive thinking and self-talk. An example of this is when someone learns a new coping skill, new neural connections that promote resilience are formed. With newly formed habits, new synapses replace older connections related to unhealthy behaviors and cognitive distortions. Recognizing the role of therapy and neuroplasticity, new healthy habits and coping skills can result in healthy outcomes and allow individuals to recover emotionally, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
