How to Get More Out of Therapy with Erin Valente

You made it to therapy. You're showing up every week. You're having the hard conversations. But are you actually getting everything you could out of it? In this episode, Lili sits down with Erin Valente, Los Angeles-based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and trauma specialist, for a conversation about how to use the therapeutic relationship as a training ground for real life. Because the skills you practice in that room (setting limits, navigating discomfort, repairing after conflict, trusting your gut) are the same ones you need everywhere else! They cover how to know if your therapist is the right fit (and the crucial difference between uncomfortable and wrong), why insight alone doesn't create change and what to do instead, how to distinguish between anxiety and intuition, what rupture and repair in therapy actually looks like, and how to end therapy in a way that's a healing experience in itself. Erin also shares a practical tool for sitting with difficult emotions in your body without getting swept away by the story your brain creates around them. Erin’s info: Website - https://www.erinvalentetherapy.com/ Instagram: @erinmvalente Contact Lili: Email - [email protected] Instagram: @inbetweensessionspodcast TikTok: @lilitorrecounseling www.lilitorrecounseling.com - reach out to schedule a free 15-minute consult for therapy! The conversations on this podcast are meant to support, inspire, and inform, but they’re not a substitute for therapy or medical care. Listening to this show doesn’t create a therapeutic relationship. If something you hear resonates and you’d like more support, consider connecting with a licensed mental health professional in your area. You can search for a therapist at psychologytoday.com.