Does Therapy Really Work? Ep 298

If you go to the car shop your mechanic is going to diagnose your car with visual observation, measurement, and even computer diagnostic equipment.  When he is finished, he's going to have a pretty good idea of what's wrong with the car.  When you go to the doctor because your're not feeling well, they are going to begin the diagnostic process with blood work, scans, and monitoring equipment to get the best feedback possible to make their diagnosis.  Perfect? No, but much more reliable than what you're going to see in the mental health field.  This is not to blame mental health professionals. Most are doing the best they can with what tools they have.  Mental health simply lacks pure testing processes and equipment to deliver reliable diagnosis.  With that being stated, we have seen an explosion of people seeking mental health therapy in the last 20 years.  Children, men, women, couples, you name it, they're trying it.  But more recently the results have been scrutinized.  Is the therapy truly being effective?  The answer is not clear cut.  In fact, way too often there is little to no benefit, and even more harm than good.  For this reason people should take a closer look at therapy and know what to look for and what their part of the process is in order for a greater chance of success.In this show, Merrill and Linda unpack the difference between Counseling and Coaching.  They discuss the importance of getting the right therapist for the right job.  The discuss the hard work that is required of the client in order to move towards healing.  They also talk about the most powerful healer in the room, God.  They remind us that God wants better for us, but we have to want to include him on the process.  This is where our humility or coachability come in.  ARE YOU COACHABLE?https://rocksolidfamilies.orgSupport the show#Rocksolidfamilies, #familytherapy,  #marriagecounseling,  #parenting,  #faithbasedcounseling, #counseling, #Strongdads, #coaching, #lifecoach, #lifecoaching, #marriagecoaching, #marriageandfamily, #control, #security, #respect, #affection, #love, #purpose, #faith, #affairs, #infidelity