Five Things Most People Get Wrong About Therapy (And What Actually Happens in the Room)

Most people have a picture in their head of what therapy looks like. Maybe it’s a leather couch in a dim office, a silent therapist scribbling notes, or someone sobbing into a tissue for an hour straight. These images come from movies, TV shows, and secondhand stories, and they’re mostly wrong. The gap between what people think therapy is and what it actually involves keeps a lot of people from ever picking up the phone to book a first session.… Read more