Sometimes assumptions are made or there are certain unrealistic expectations regarding psychotherapy and the role of the psychotherapist, and that is why it is important to distinguish between what psychotherapists are and are not, between what they do and don’t do!

Psychotherapists are not judges! They do not judge you but listen to you carefully and with understanding, and they accompany you on your way with warmth, empathy, and compassion.

Psychotherapists are not detectives! It is important to tell them about your life and to answer their questions honestly, otherwise they will not have the real, overall picture, but a garbled, embellished one, this having a negative impact on therapy.

Psychotherapists are not magicians! They don’t have a magic wand they can use to solve your problems on the spot. They are experts in psychotherapy, and you are the expert with regard to your life. This means that your sustained involvement in the psychotherapy process is needed. In addition, patience and perseverance are needed! Especially when we are talking about certain things that have been built up over time, they cannot change overnight.

Psychotherapists are not magic healers! They are a professional who first of all considers the individuality and uniqueness of the client in front of them and who, depending on their training and experience, choose to use certain therapeutic strategies and techniques. You may sometimes fail to understand the logic of . these. It is important that, starting from the relationship of trust built between you and your psychotherapist, you are open to the experience during the therapy session, so that subsequently, accompanied by the therapist, you can make sense of that experience and take from it what you need, to grow on a personal level.

Psychotherapists are not priests! It is important to tell the psychotherapist about everything that bothers you and to discuss emotions such as shame, guilt, anger. However, you are the one who “works” on these negative emotions. Together with the therapist, you can see what warning signs these emotions trigger, and you will discover how you can process and integrate certain painful experiences from your past, how you can forgive yourself in order to move forward with confidence.

So, going beyond the assumptions, having the courage to leave the comfort zone and work with yourself, showing patience and perseverance in (re)discovering and using your resources, you can reach a state of well-being and a full, meaningful life.