Is therapy good for you even if you don’t have a mental health problem?

Many of us seek out therapy when we have a problem or are in crisis. And yet, sometimes, therapy can be the thing that either prevents the problem or crisis from occurring in the first place or gives us the tools and understanding that allows us to be in the problem or crisis in a way that feels better — where we don’t feel so powerless.

Therapy is too often associated with pathology, meaning something is wrong with you if you need therapy.

For me, therapy is about self-exploration. It's about getting to know ourselves, how we feel, what we think, why we behave a certain way. It gives us tools and techniques to deal with all sorts of everyday life experiences and challenges.

Therapy can open us up to a deeper experience of life. It can awaken us to parts of ourselves we didn't before. It can be reparative — meaning we can have profound healing experiences in therapy that allow us to move on from things we once thought were so fixed or never-ending.

Curiosity about yourself, about your relationships, about your body, about life is enough of a reason to seek out therapy.

Aimee Falchuk