Taking Steps to Achieve Mental Health- Introduction

Whether we are seasoned mental health clients or entering treatment for the first time, it can be helpful to explore specific elements of the therapy process.  While our lives seem to be hurtling out of control, therapy sessions can bring us clarity, emotional balance, and reconnection with our personal and professional goals.  In order to achieve this, it is necessary to take an active role in our own treatment, outside the allotted session time as well as within the therapist’s office.

 In the next few weeks we will explore two important steps within the therapy process:

• Gaining insight

• Incorporating insight into our lives

In the next chapter, we will look at specific ways in which we can increase our ability to gain insight into our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.