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By: Sherry Katz, LCSW 
Have you ever wondered how therapy is able to effectively clarify emotions which had once been jumbled and foggy? How is it possible that at the onset of therapy a person felt uncertain, jumpy, frustrated, sad, dissatisfied with their particular life progress or relationship fulfillment. And that after a course of therapy, the very same person feels self-confident, is realistically aware of many more qualities than they knew about themselves before therapy, feels capable of pursuing their interests, and has more trust in their ability to bounce back and handle life obstacles?
Your therapist, through their professional training, has learned how to pay attention to your "emotional brain." As the verbal dialogue unfolds in a logical sequence of thoughts, your therapist listens to what is emotionally beneath the words. The power or hesitancy, shyness, difficulty, directness, distance, intensity, certainty, concern, with which you describe your current life stress, is the material from which the therapist works.
What your therapist does is ask questions which will unlock the tension of the stressful, uncomfortable emotions which you feel. As a trained and skilled professional, your therapist does this work in the most caring and sensitive way possible. Any emotional pain that you feel will be what you are releasing from within yourself. Once opened, you will be more aware of your true nature and in what direction to go. In this way, your therapist is the mirror of your emotions, giving you clear vision to yourself of which situations and relationships will be most harmonious to your life. About the Author...
Sherry Katz, LCSW is a full time therapist who specializes in relationship and family counseling. She has been practicing for 27 years. Her office is in Ridgewood, NJ.
Click here to contact or learn more about Sherry Katz Last Update: 4/6/2014
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