Welcome to About Psychotherapy (or "counseling" if you prefer). My goal in creating this site was to explain psychotherapy in clear and accessible language -- to demystify the whole subject, without trivializing it. In reading through these pages, you can learn about depression, phobias, anxiety, obsession, attention deficit, learning disability, and a host of other related issues; there are also sections on behavior therapy, children and adolescents, couples, biofeedback, and many more. Primarily, though, you will come away understanding psychotherapy: What it is, how it works, why go, why stop (and when), and what should and should not happen there. 

Psychology, especially psychotherapy, does not translate well into sound bites. A little background is going to make all of the material much clearer. I urge you, therefore, to resist temptation: Don’t jump straight to "Choosing a therapist", "When to stop", or whatever else catches your eye on the index page. Instead, try going in the order presented, at least through the first 10 or 12 headings. Also please avail yourself of the many links to case examples and further discussions. Particularly if something seems simplistic, obvious, or vague, these links should be a big help. Some of the case examples are rather long as they illustrate more than one or two points. Don’t feel you have to stay with the case from beginning to end. They will be referred to several times so you’ll find your way back to them when they are relevant. I have of course changed the names and identifying information to protect patients’ confidentiality