How do I know when I need therapy?

Coming from a therapist, therapy is not for everyone (ironic I know).

I recent years of practicing and in seeing the stigma around mental health and therapy decrease over time, I’ve come to observe that as much as therapy can be helpful, it is still not a once size fix all pill.

Any conflict? That person needs therapy

Any distress? How do I therapize or figure out the deeper reasons why I feel this way?

Any _____? It must be from childhood or my parents

Sometimes therapy isn’t the answer and that’s okay. The beauty of our life is that therapy gets to be one part of what heals us. Going to the beach, going on a hike, laying on grass and pointing out clouds as well as engaging in your own community, volunteering, being with your people, are all important ways that support you and heal you as well.

That disclaimer being said, here are some questions I would ask myself to see if I need therapy:

• Do I even want to go to therapy? Is this a good time? What do my finances look like?

• Have others told me that I need to go to therapy? What are my closest people who I value input dearly seeing?

• Do I keep running into the same type of conflict over and over again? It seems like I keep attracting friends that drain me, it seems like I keep involving myself in the same type of partners I try to hard to run away from

• Do I feel stuck and unable to reach the goals I want for myself even though I know what my goals are?

• Do