I suppose I could learn it all myself - but I don't have the 14 years to spare to go to uni, grad school, post-grad, interning.... I've got other things on the go at the moment, thanks!

What does your mechanic know about cars that you couldn't learn yourself? I mean, if you had the time, you could do all your own repairs, couldn't you?



To give you a concrete example: today, my husband and I were in a session. We were talking about something minor - vacations, in fact - and I started crying. I mean, sobbing. Why did I have such an overreaction to a calm discussion about where to go on vacation? It would have taken me years to figure out what was REALLY going on, but the therapist nailed it in a second. We ended up talking about some older issues, and I walked out of there with much deeper self-awareness. It was an epiphany .

I'm a smart person, but I don't have the skills and experience to reach in and find the important issues beneath the surface. A therapist does.