Psychological counseling can be motivated by different reasons, the most common being psychological distress.
In adults, the scenario of psychological discomfort evolving against a backdrop of different problems.
From discreet symptoms, such as anxiety or atypical nervousness, to depression or psychological disorganization.
In these cases, psychotherapeutic support is a necessary asset, in order to preserve health and quality of life.
When it comes to therapy with children, it is the parents, caregivers or teachers who are called upon to check whether psychological counseling is appropriate.
However, their reasons differ from those of adults.
Symptoms that you should pay attention to in order to carry out an initial screening visit for children are: unusual behavior (aggression, antisocial behavior, encapsulation, among others), constant failure at school or a long-lasting feeling of unease.
It’s important to note that resolving certain problems at a young age prevents these symptoms from developing into more serious pathologies in the future.
Although psychological distress is the most common reason for seeking psychotherapeutic help, there are other reasons for choosing it.
These can result from adverse situations, such as a painful bereavement, a love break-up or other less tolerable heartbreak.
However, it can also result from someone’s desire to know themselves in greater depth.
Anyone, with the exception of a few specific pathologies, rejects suffering and, to a certain extent, can be tempted to seek a quick cure for this suffocating malaise.
Nowadays, and even in ancient times, there are thousands of proposals to achieve this.
There are “miracle” pills, psychics who claim to be able to guess, therapists who just give advice, and so on.
But none of the above works on the relationship.
Dynamic therapy, or psychoanalytically-inspired therapy, works on relationships, because it knows that our current psychic structure has its origins in old relationship patterns.
In other words, we reproduce previously learned and, over time, internalized patterns.
These relational constructions may be outdated and currently no longer meet the needs of those seeking this change.
The experience of personal change, with a view to a greater level of well-being, will be felt by the individual in the development of the therapeutic relationship.
Change is made by changing, without magic arts.
On the contrary, the aim is for the patient/client to become more aware of themselves so that they ultimately become independent of the therapy itself.
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