Crystal Holsopple

LPC

I believe that we have the ability to make choices for ourselves based on the situation/information provided to us. With saying that as a therapist I often let the client guide their session. I provide insight, coping skills that can be used, but I do not offer advise or tell people what they should do. At the end of the day this is your therapy and I want you to be successful with things that you feel are useful for you and/or you are capable of doing. In other words, things that I think may work may not be what works for you, so we both have to be open to the possibility of thinking outside of the box.

Therapy works if you are willing to give it a try. The one thing that is important to understand is, sometimes the work is hard, however, I know that people who have stuck with it and are open and very involved in their treatment often find success.

I believe that therapy goals should be what the client wants to work on. My roll as the therapist is to help the client achieve the goals they have set for themselves. This may look different in various situation due to sometimes the goals that we set for ourselves may not be obtainable in a realistic way. I believe that it is important to have the client's input on what they want to work on as it is more likely that they will be able to achieve their goal.