Although we are often told about the health benefits of physical activity and exercise, the importance of our mental health is sometimes forgotten. For example, those in caring professions tend to have patterns of self-sacrifice, where the needs of others are considered more of a priority than their own. But often our own needs are forgotten in these situations – in order to look after others, we must first look after ourselves.
There is a variety of therapies available which can help you to lead a calmer and more focused life. One such model is Schema Therapy, which focuses on self-esteem, defectiveness and failure. This is often a debilitating aspect of many people’s personalities which can greatly affect how they deal with situations and relationships. Psychotherapy allows you to gain perspective with your problems which can be a useful way of dealing with issues you may have been battling.
A recent workshop asked therapists to think about a client and a specific issue they may have discussed with them – they then asked them to imagine what their answer would be to the question “How much would you pay to make the problem go away?” The subject of the cost to a client versus the cost to those in the person’s life, such as employers or businesses is brought to light in such a situation. Following this, everyone in the workshop worked out the value of each session, by taking the client’s cost and dividing it by the number of sessions usually required to treat such a problem. For some, this was simply a multiple of their regular hourly rate – for others, it was far higher.
The exercise proved that the value of psychotherapy is far greater than most psychologists place on it. The work that therapists do and the benefits they provide to many people is vast and emphasises the importance of such a practice.
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