Megan Kopack, MA, LPC, is one of our wonderful counselors here at Rooted Compassion and she elegantly put her thoughts on this topic together in our most recent Rooted Reflections blog post. 

 

“Picture this: you walk into a room with a complete stranger and begin divulging some of the most intimate information about your life. You lay it all out on the table for this stranger to take a deeper look at. All the while you’re uncertain about how this person might respond. To sweeten the deal, this stranger doesn’t reciprocate any of the vulnerability you just put on display to be dissected piece by piece. Sounds exactly what someone who is “weak” might love, right?”

"I’m here to say that choosing to go to therapy might be one of the hardest, and most gratifying, decisions you could ever make." We understand that making that first call to find a therapist and schedule your first appointment takes bravery and we want to meet the client with compassion and kind assistance. We recognize the difficulty in making this decision and we are here to come alongside our clients on their journey to healing.

"This collaborative partnership has boundaries and expectations like any other relationship. First of which is consistency. The somewhat harsh reality of being a therapist is recognizing I can’t change everything for everyone…alone. *Cue client entry* It is the client’s responsibility to practice utilizing what was discussed during session time. Surprisingly, we see a greater impact on change when we are making the discussed alterations in our everyday lives."

We shared this graphic on social media a couple of weeks ago and it bears sharing here too! If you are looking for more information on the Polyvagal Theory, vagus nerve, and nervous system follow us on Instagram and TikTok and find us on Facebook.