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7 reasons you might be stuck in therapy

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Matt

(Not AI generated and never will be)

The good news is you are in counseling and it is also very possible that you are stalling out a bit. Here are some reasons why that may be and some questions to ask.

  1. Progress is not being monitored
  2. Relationship with therapist
  3. Modality
  4. Therapist approach
  5. You are not trying the things
  6. Secondary gain
  7. You are not ready and that is fine.

How to get unstuck

7 reasons you might be stuck in therapy

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  1. Ask your therapist to see your treatment plan. Most counseling programs teach their students that a treatment plan is the contract between you and the client, in fact, a client signature is required. However, most therapist jump right in and start asking you how things are going..
  2. Sometimes, your relationship can be so good that you feel like things are going well, you enjoy the time, and it feels good. Your therapist might, even accidentally, may be enjoying the time and neither of you feel like getting into the weeds. This is not a bad thing, it is a relationship and it has a mind of its own and not every session can be trauma busting, healing, and groundbreaking, in fact some of the slow sessions could be lead up and ground work. trust the process but question it.
  3. All therapist are practicing some type of modality. If you are working with a true Solution Focused Brief Therapist, it is less likely stalling out is your issue as their efforts are all very movement oriented. Its likely, your therapist is

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