Frequently asked questions (FAQ):
How can therapy Help Me?
Therapy can help anyone in various ways. Many people find that a counselor can be a magical friend of yours who can heal you by solving the most tough and painful situations of your day to day life. The benefits you obtain from a therapy depend on how you use the process and also practice the way to solve your situations and emotions. Therapy will enhanced the skill of coping for issues with grief, loss, guilt, depression, anxiety, PTSD, Stress, unsolved childhood problems, relationship problems and many more.
- Counselor will fix your problem right away.
- Taking therapy or counseling means you are completely a mad or eccentric person.
- Everyone will know that you are seeing a counselor.
- Counseling will change your original characteristics/identity.
- Only psychiatrists can do counseling.
- Just by hearing a therapist can’t solve my problems.
- If needed electric shock will be given to you.
When should I look for a counselor/therapist?
We all have our day to day problems in our daily life but when these problems cause serious mental as well as physical health hazard like stress, anxiety depression, phobia, guilt and many more, it’s time to visit a counselor before it’s too late.
What is the total time frame for completing the whole counseling session?
There is no certain time frame for counseling. It depends on the client’s goals, motivation and severity of the problem. How deep are your pain/phobia/stress/ depression/other problems will determine the time frame. Sometimes 4 to 5 sittings seem enough to cure,sometimes it takes much more time.
What should you expect during your first session of counseling?
The very first session is introduction session, where you will be able to tell all your problems. You will be amazed by seeing how beautiful listener a counselor is. Some people admit that they feel instantly relaxed just by saying their problems. It’s a good feeling that a genuine person is listening to your problems and who eventually solve those by his/her skills and intellect.
Will my discussion with the counselor will be confidential?
Oh! Yes. The whole conversation will be strictly confidential. Even if in marriage counseling we strictly follow this rule. Sometimes couples feel uncomfortable to face their truth but we ensure their privacy strictly.What are some common myths about counseling?
There are some common myths about counseling like:
- Counselor will fix your problem right away.
- Taking therapy or counseling means you are completely a mad or eccentric person.
- Everyone will know that you are seeing a counselor.
- Counseling will change your original characteristics/identity.
- Only psychiatrists can do counseling.
- Just by hearing a therapist can’t solve my problems.
- If needed electric shock will be given to you.
What are the steps of counseling?
- We first analyze through our psycho analysis process.
- Then we do psycho diagnosis and psycho analytic test.
- Then psycho counseling for guardian and others members.
- discussion About of psychological disorder, How to control for patient at home
- Discussions about type of treatment and how many day of treatment will be.
- Then we use various kinds of psychotherapy mainly light and sound therapy. This therapy is completely safe for anyone. In this process we do not give any electric shock Therapy.
- We do not give any medicine or psychiatric drug to our client.
- Counseling will be done by completely independent, highly qualified, experienced psychologist.
What is hypnosis? How it helps? Is it safe?
Hypnosis is an aid to psychotherapy. In hypnosis,a person achieves a state of awareness with intense focus and concentration. This state of mind allows people to explore old memories, painful thoughts, and unknown truths about themselves, which might have hidden from their conscious mind. It is completely safe and sometimes very helpful also. It can help to improve other problems like panic, insomnia, stress, phobia and addiction (smoking).
During counseling can the person or child follow his/her normal routine?
Yes, absolutely one can follow his/her normal routine. No medication is associated with the process. There is no side effect at all rather it will enhance of the quality of your life. It will help you to achieve you goals, to focus on the positive sides of yourself, to explore your qualities and to get rid of your bad habits. It always helps.
Please feel free to visit us when you need help from an authenticated organization. Dr A d Mahapatra is one of the leading psychologists who can help you to make your thorny path much smoother than before. It’s a wonderful feeling of resolving your problems and finds the keys of staying happy forever.
