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Videos
Spring Clean Your Relationship
Have you lost that loving feeling? It’s not too late to save your relationship. Brian Heydon talks with Fox 4 News about the most common challenges couples face and how to know when to get help from a marriage counselor.
Dr. Harville Hendrix on Relationships
Dr. Harville Hendrix, Clinical Pastoral Counselor and co-creator of Imago Relationship Therapy, explores the complex world of relationships. He explains how the connection between relationships in adulthood and childhood trauma often leads to incompatibility among couples. Learn why creating a sense of safety is key to maintaining a healthy relationship.
How Your Childhood Affects Your Adult Relationships
For Oprah, Harville Hendrix was the best teacher of validation. Harville developed the Imago Theory, which is that you end up imaging in your adult relationship what you most need to heal from, whether physical or emotional wounds, received in childhood at the hands of your parents or caregivers.
Kansas City man encourages others who've been sexually assaulted to ‘tell their story’
Approximately one out of six men are sexually assaulted by parents, babysitters, and other authority figures, but often keep it to themselves. Brian Heydon joined KCUR’s Steve Kraske to discuss the trauma of sexual assault among men. Listen now.
Therapy FAQs
Therapy is the process of meeting with a licensed professional for the purpose of addressing and resolving certain issues related to behavior, emotions, or relationships. Therapy provides a way for you to express your feelings, understand your behavior, gain perspective, and clarify what you want out of life or your relationships.
Therapy can help alleviate pain and suffering and help add meaning to your life. For many people, therapy provides an effective means of gaining a better understanding of themselves and their goals and values. Therapy can help you develop skills that can improve your relationships, learn how to resolve conflicts in a healthy manner, develop a deeper understanding of your spouse or other loved ones, and make positive changes to improve your life and relationships.
No. Most people in therapy are ordinary people dealing with common problems such as relationship issues, grief, stress, depression, and anxiety. Many circumstances in life cause us to feel hurt, stressed, or angry – emotions that can manifest in different ways for every person. Unless we have learned positive methods for dealing with these emotions, we will continue to experience them or suppress them, ultimately causing more damage to ourselves and to those around us. Therapy teaches you how to process and resolve these and other common issues.
It is typically most effective for clients to attend one hour-long session per week. The amount of time you remain in therapy depends on your individual issues and goals. While most people find that their issues can be addressed and resolved within weeks or months, some find benefit in an ongoing therapeutic relationship that lasts for years.
During a therapy session, you can expect to talk about your primary concerns, struggles, and goals. Your therapist will likely ask you questions about the events happening currently in your life, your personal history, and any progress you have made since your last session.
Individuals who benefit the most from therapy are those who actively participate in the process. Therefore, in addition to your regular therapy sessions, your counselor may give you assignments to complete at home, such as reading certain books, journaling about your issues, or otherwise working on skills relevant to your goals.
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