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 Carine Keenan Can Help You

6/12/2015

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In today’s society, which is characterized by constant decay of existing social values and modification of the way we plan and organize our daily lives, we are faced with increased demands and changes. The changes relate to the way we live and maintain our relationships with family members, children, partners, relatives, and friends, the way we deal with stress, achieve goals, and keep our own life under control. Normal flow of living often comes to a halt that sometimes leads to a seemingly insurmountable emotions pertaining to both internal and external issues. These are situations that can be characterized as a crises, and can turn into serious delays and psychosomatic problems. 

And these are the situations when we need psychotherapeutic help and support. So, stop for a moment and accept help of Woodland Hills therapist Carine Keenan because she offers the most honest and personal help in the area.

We all sometimes feel sad, frustrated, worried or let down by the world around us. These are normal emotions and feelings that tell us how close or far away we are, from the kind of life we ​​want to lead. Most of the people find themselves in a situation where these emotions just do not want to go, preoccupy us over a long period and see how we do not make it possible to lead a full and productive life. Damaging our relations with the people that matter, can make it difficult to carry out our business or schoolwork. 

To deal with it, we often resort to tactics that give only short-term relief, but on the long term they may endanger our health. If we decide to oversleep during hard times, we feel physically ill and less willing to move on. If we resort to liquor, cigarettes, drugs or illegal substances to calm us down and relax, it will create an addiction and undermine your health. It will ultimately be way more difficult to lead a full and productive life. It is good to seek support and assistance.

If there is a need for psychotherapy for children and adolescents, it is important to note that it is very different from psychotherapy of adults, and this applies in particular to the role of the therapist and the relationship and cooperation with their parents. This is vital regarding the acceptance of the therapy from the patient. Carine Keenan is a greatly experienced therapist in Woodland Hills renowned for dealing with this kind of relationship. She knows that the role of therapists in such situations is very complex so she creates safety, takes responsibility for border-making and ethics of the process, and the internal mental processes of the child. 

Therefore, stop and allow yourself to accept the help needed in order to calmly and confidently go on with yours and your family’s life. 
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How Can Psychotherapy Help You 

5/8/2015

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Psychotherapy is generally defined as the treatment of mental disorder by psychological rather than medical means. It is comprised of a series of methods used to treat mental health, emotional and psychiatric disorders. Essentially, psychotherapy helps the patient recognize what triggers positive or negative states. These can include many different things and usually range from happiness to severe anxiety and depression. When a patient comes to terms with what makes them feel one way or another, as well as accepting their strong and weak points, it instantly becomes easier to manage and cultivate further, such states of being. Moreover they become better at coping with difficult situations and ultimately manage to create happiness even at the darkest hour. 

Nowadays big pharmaceutical companies are ubiquitous. Even though drugs are widely used in dealing with several health issues, psychotherapy is not an advocate of such means of coping. It aims to alleviate pain and suffering through conversation, instead of drugs. In order for therapy to work, the client and the psychotherapist need to develop a trusting relationship which is being built little by little in each session. Psychotherapy is commonly referred to as "talking treatment" because it is generally based on talking to the therapist or group of people with similar problems. Some types of psychotherapy also used other forms of communication, including writing, artwork, drama, narrative story or music. Meetings take place within a structured encounter between a qualified therapist and a client or clients.

Psychologists view individual distress as a consequence of human relationship problems, rather than as the product of a personal disorder. A psychologist who specializes in psychotherapy will consider the wider relational context of relations within a family or at work. Psychiatrists and medical doctors tend to take a more medical approach to mental health and are more inclined to prescribe drugs as a means of coping. This is a very important difference between a psychologist's and a psychiatrist's approach. Despite this, there are many psychiatrists who also use psychotherapy.

A person might consider psychotherapy if:

• they feel a sadness over a long period of time
• they are having a hard time trying to deal with emotional trauma
• they have problems that reoccur and don’t seem to go away
• their present mental health condition is causing problems
• their actions begin to harm others around them
• they have excessive levels of stress

Even though it generally requires more time to feel the benefits, research shows that the outcomes of therapy are not only longer-lasting but also occur in a more natural way. Hence our organisms manage to heal on their own without depending on possibly harmful chemical substances. In the end, we always reap what we sow.





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