My First Time: The Initial Stage Of Psychological Treatment
The majority of people who come to my office come unmotivated by life , as if the essence of the sun rising every day stopped shining. It already seems to me an achievement that a person wants to look for a solution since the first step has already been taken. From that initial moment the evolution is usually constant and very exciting.
At the beginning of psychological treatment I see in the eyes of these people how the calendar pages go by without making any sense to them, even how they consider the fear of coming to therapy and whether it is the right thing to do or not. Under their anguish, they become dull beings that I am always sure will shine again.
Because of this, we must make them feel welcome from the first moment through words and senses. That’s why I have a purple wall in my office; Once at a conference I saw that that color was the ideal, it gives peace and good feelings. These small details help people feel comfortable and open up, which is very important, especially in the initial stage of therapy.
At first, patients are often lost. His first contact with me is for having reached a situation in which they do not know where to start to solve their problems ; They blame themselves for what happens to them and barely want to establish eye contact. They see in you as a therapist someone to move forward, they know that they have chosen the right place and that I will not let go of their hand.
It is very gratifying how that disappears after the sessions and how when I get home I start thinking and preparing their case and how that person becomes someone important to me. There are no hours or moments, there is only their well-being. Since I was in consultation I promised myself not to let anyone fall, and I believe that with perseverance I have achieved it.
Once several sessions have passed, shy laughter comes and your problem, almost without realizing it, is disappearing. We didn’t do magic, we simply looked for the necessary guidelines and techniques to make my patient happy. At the end of these sessions, I look back at the patients’ evolution and I am grateful above all for making it so easy and so beautiful, because they have improved but I have grown.
Concluding
Put yourself in the hands of professionals to whom your well-being means a lot. At the Guasimara Hernández Psychology Center, I am committed to closeness and accompanying my patients throughout the psychological process; We will take every step you take together, and you will never feel alone.
