What is Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is a psychological approach for treating mental health issues by talking with a licenced, qualified and accredited psychotherapist.  During psychotherapy, you learn about your specific issues and how your thoughts, emotions and behaviours affect your moods. Psychotherapy helps you learn how to take control of your life and respond to challenging situations with healthy coping skills.

Psychotherapy can help treat most mental health issues, including:

• Resolve conflicts with your partner or someone else in your life.
• Relieve anxiety or stress due to work or other situations.
• Cope with major life changes, such as divorce, the death of a loved one or the loss of a job.
• Learn to manage unhealthy reactions, such as road rage or other aggressive behaviour.
• Come to terms with an ongoing or serious health issue, such as diabetes, cancer or long-term pain.
• Recover from physical or sexual abuse or witnessing violence.
• Cope with sexual problems, whether they're due to a physical or psychological cause.
• Sleep better if you have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep.