Psychotherapy, therapy, or counseling, all refer to your meeting with a therapist to help you get through difficult moments or situations in life. Difficult moments could be anything from somatic responses, relationship problems, dealing with painful feelings, changing beliefs or resolving problematic behavior.

While most people think of therapy as an approach to solving their problems, there’s more to it than that. Effective therapy is about giving you the practical skills, tools, and support to identify the difficult parts of your life and get through them with minimal difficulty. You learn healthy coping habits that will eventually help you get through difficult situations in life, skills that you can implement even when you no longer need therapy.

Therapy helps you learn how to live a normal life, despite whatever challenges that you might have in life. You learn to win your life back from anxiety, depression, phobia, fears, and anything else that has robbed you the ability to live a happy and fulfilling life. It will improve your self-esteem, help strengthen your coping mechanisms, and improve your skills in social settings.