Weirdly enough, there can be a lot of angst going into therapy and a strong desire to do whatever possible to calm any uneasy feelings. In this post, I compile four strategies to make therapy feel more satisfying and to help people get more comfortable with some of the discomfort that is naturally part of the therapy experience.

Sharing a bit about the practice's name is a fitting place to start. I landed on Therapist & A Couch after many scribbles across too many pieces of paper and a handful of random notes stored on my phone; multiple hours of lost sleep; numerous games involving semantics; a disturbing amount of research; and sporadic sources of inspiration.