Counselling & Development Clinic - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Frequenty Asked Questions

• What is Psychotherapy?
  It is the process of talking with a trained professional to develop greater clarity about how one's life is going, to develop options for greater freedom, and to become more comfortable with oneself.
  
  
• How does it differ from counselling?
  There is considerable overlap. Psychotherapy, though, allows for working at greater depth, when appropriate, that is, to consider how one's early experiences may have affected one's views, and to consider whether one now wants to modify those views. Psychotherapy helps a person to become aware of habitual ways of coping with life and to opt for other ways in some situations.
  
  
• What if the intake interview has already gotten me thinking about all of that? Would I still need therapy?
  Almost always it's not a case of “needing therapy,” so much as being able to “make good use” of it. Most people find that follow-up sessions allow them to sort out issues more thoroughly and beneficially. The intake interview moved pretty fast and covered a lot of territory; therapy will slow down and let you take more initiative about what is talked about, and allow you to reflect between sessions.
  
  
• What are the psychological tests looking for?
  Usually nothing in particular. We want to see how you compare with other people, and whether there are themes that didn't come up in the intake interview. Your interviewer or your therapist will ask for your clarifications of anything that came up through the tests that might be different from what was already discussed. And you can ask questions about your test patterns.