Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine serving Virginia
Psychotherapy Services Offered Throughout Virginia
What is psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy is a type of counseling for individuals, couples, and family members who are experiencing mental health challenges. Through therapy, Aminata aims to help you adjust to your current or future life, process your thoughts and emotions, and avoid self-destructive thoughts and behaviors.
Psychotherapy also helps improve your communication with your children, partner, or other members of your family and can be used to help them understand what you’re experiencing.
Vital Health & Integrative Care takes a compassionate and comprehensive approach to psychotherapy, combining traditional techniques with alternative approaches that can benefit your health as a whole. Each patient receives a customized therapy plan to help them overcome mental health problems.
Am I a good candidate for psychotherapy?
If you’re going through a difficult time in your life or you’re struggling with your mental and emotional health, psychotherapy can be beneficial. You’re a good candidate for counseling if you’re going through any of the following:
- Difficulty concentrating in work, school, and everyday tasks
- Inability to plan for the future
- Depression
- Frequent bouts of anger
- Substance misuse
- Feelings of anxiety, dread, and hopelessness
Therapy aims to help you process your specific situation and take the first steps to moving in a new direction. The ultimate goal of psychotherapy is to help you find ways to cope with situations and learn better ways to manage aspects of your life.
What does psychotherapy involve?
Depending on a patient’s needs, Aminata uses a variety of talk therapies and strategies to help you with a mental health condition. Some benefits you’ll see from psychotherapy at Vital health & Integrative Care include:
- Better understanding of your emotions and reactions
- Learning to express your feelings in a non-destructive way
- Finding support as you face new challenges
- Identifying and developing coping skills
- Correct distortions in your thinking process
- Better communication and negotiation skills
- Stronger self-reliance and improved self-esteem
Psychotherapy can help you grow as an individual and is useful whether you have one or more than one mental health conditions.
How can psychotherapy help children and teens?
It’s important to remember that mental health problems can affect children and teens too, but perhaps not in the same way as adults. It may cause your child to act out in ways or withdraw from certain activities. Psychotherapy can provide children a safe outlet for their feelings and provide stability during a time of great change or uncertainty in their lives.
Children that take part in therapy are better equipped to manage their emotions and avoid developing emotional conditions that affect their health and future relationships negatively.
If you’re thinking about psychotherapy for you or a loved one and would like to try telehealth, call Vital Health & Integrative Care or use the online booking tool today.
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