About Therapy

What is Therapy?

Therapy is professional support that gives you time and space to process your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Through therapy, you can gain clarity, experience a greater sense of purpose, increase your self-confidence, or deepen your relationships.

Science tells us that the work you do in therapy creates new neural pathways in your brain. These pathways improve your ability to process emotion, let go of stress, change your thinking, and make new choices. In this way, therapy is effective in supporting and improving your spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health.

Mental health is not a permanent state. You can grow and heal. You don’t just have to settle for ‘coping’ with your life. Instead, you can live the life of joy and purpose that you have been seeking!

Therapy and the Brain

Brain research shows us that when we name, identify and vocalize the emotions within us, the feelings are released in a way that is healthier to our overall well-being; our physical, spiritual, mental, and relational health. Therapy, therefore, can help to bring peace to our body, mind and spirit.

Sometimes we want to push down negative emotions or experiences. Yet, when we name and face internalized emotion that is triggering to us with a safe and supportive person, it becomes a less powerful force that no longer defines our thinking and behaviour.

Therapy does not cause us to forget our trauma or past experiences. Instead, it helps us to integrate and shift the painful memory from a place of unconsciousness to our awareness. When this happens, we are able to grieve our losses and the impact they have had on us. We can then begin to take back our personal freedom to choose a healthier response.

What to Expect

When you contact By Peaceful Waters, our intake staff will ask you a few questions about yourself and the challenge you are facing. After listening to your concerns, they can connect you to a therapist who may be right for you.

Our therapists are trained in various modalities that can be applied according to your unique needs and personality. If you have a specific therapy in mind, you can also request a therapist who is trained in that approach.

However, beyond technique, the most important part of your therapy is a trusting, supportive relationship. You can read more about our approach to therapy here.

If after a session or two you don’t feel that you are not a good fit, we can work with you to find a different therapist who may be more suitable. Finding a good fit is important – to you and to us!