What makes therapy so damn effective

Thinking Through Therapy

We need to talk out loud, to feel heard, to have consistent perspective on who we are and who we’re becoming.

Therapy works... but why? Let’s look for the one element that makes therapy so effective.

In the process, we'll uncover an elegant way to get more of it with the Resilience Doc.

Is therapy effective

because of the empathy?

People are now more comfortable opening up to bots and A.I. avatars because they feel less judged.

The digital buddies have also proven to be therapeutic* yet they certainly aren’t empathic.

Let's keep searching...

Is the key to therapy the emotional connection?

An emotional relationship is a 2-way street of sharing & vulnerability.

Therapists are effective but they're specifically trained to NOT share about themselves.

You don’t have an emotional relationship with a therapist.**

So it's the great ideas
you get from therapy?

Therapists have excellent ideas but they understand we usually pursue our own ideas.

So they guide you to look inward, discover the idea yourself, and feel the “aha!“ moment.

There’s a word for that process: introspection.

Aha! The key to therapy is introspection

Therapy leads to observation of oneself and discovery of ideas that create new paths.

Therapists, trusted friends, and bots can all be therapeutic to varying degrees, but only when they inspire introspection.

As you'll see below, you can also take matters into your own hands.

* ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478797/

** psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychoanalysis-unplugged/201709/sorry-your-therapist-can-t-be-your-friend