It may be time to seek therapy if you’re experiencing emotional, mental, or behavioral challenges that interfere with your daily life, relationships, or overall well-being. Here are common signs indicating that therapy could be beneficial:

Emotional Signs

• Persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or overwhelm.
• Anxiety, fear, or intrusive thoughts that disrupt your ability to function.
• Difficulty regulating emotions, such as frequent anger or irritability.

Behavioral and Physical Changes

• Changes in sleep patterns (insomnia or oversleeping) or appetite (overeating or undereating).
• Turning to unhealthy coping mechanisms like substance use, excessive screen time, or avoidance behaviors.
• Avoiding social situations or losing interest in activities you once enjoyed.

Life Challenges

• Difficulty managing stress related to work, school, relationships, or major life transitions (e.g., breakups, grief, career changes).
• Struggling with self-esteem or negative self-talk that holds you back from achieving goals.

Trauma and Crisis

• Unprocessed trauma leading to flashbacks, hypervigilance, or avoidance behaviors.
• Thoughts of self-harm or feeling as though you don’t want to continue living.

如果您遇到影響日常生活、人際關係或整體健康的情緒、精神或行為挑戰，可能是時候尋求治療了。以下是表明治療可能有益的常見跡象：

情緒跡象:

• 持續的悲傷、絕望或不知所措的感覺。
• 焦慮、恐懼或侵入性想法會破壞您的工作能力。
• 難以調節情緒，例如經常生氣或煩躁。

行為和身體變化:

• 睡眠模式（失眠或睡過頭）或食慾（暴飲暴食或暴飲暴食）的變化。
• 轉向不健康的因應機制，如物質使用、過多的螢幕時間或迴避行為。
• 避免社交場合或對曾經喜歡的活動失去興趣。

生活挑戰:

• 難以管理與工作、學校、人際關係或重大生活轉變（例如分手、悲傷、職業轉變）相關的壓力。
• 與自尊心奮鬥或消極的自言自語會阻礙您實現目標。

創傷與危機:

• 未經處理的創傷導致閃回、過度警覺或逃避行為。

• 有自殘的想法或感覺不想繼續活下去。

        A Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), also referred to as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), is a mental health professional trained to evaluate, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, and relational issues within the context of family systems. Their work focuses on understanding how relationships impact individuals and how family dynamics can be improved to promote overall well-being.

          婚姻和家庭治疗师 (MFT)，也称为执业婚姻和家庭治疗师 (LMFT)，是经过培训的心理健康专业人士，负责评估、诊断和治疗家庭系统中的心理、情感和关系问题。他们的工作重点是了解人际关系如何影响个人以及如何改善家庭动态以促进整体幸福感。

             The duration of therapy is very individual.  On average, research indicates that 12-20 sessions are required for 50% of patients to show significant improvement. However, some individuals may benefit from longer-term therapy, especially those with co-occurring conditions or certain personality difficulties, who might need 12-18 months of treatment.

         Session length typically ranges from 45-55 minutes for individual therapy, with couples or family therapy sessions often lasting 90 minutes.

       It’s important to note that therapy duration is often revisited throughout treatment, and the end of therapy is typically determined when the patient has accomplished mutually agreed-upon goals with the therapist.

     治療的持續時間因人而異。  研究表明，平均而言，50% 的患者需要 12-20 次治療才能顯示出顯著改善。然而，有些人可能會受益於長期治療，尤其是那些同時患有疾病或某些人格障礙的人，他們可能需要 12-18 個月的治療.

個人治療的療程長度通常為 45-55 分鐘，夫妻或家庭治療療程通常持續 90 分鐘。

       值得注意的是，治疗持续时间通常在整个治疗过程中重新审视，治疗结束通常是在患者与治疗师完成共同商定的目标时确定的。

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Trauma-Informed Therapy
• Sensate focus
• Hypnotherapy
• Mindfulness

• 认知行为疗法 (CBT)
• 辩证行为疗法 (DBT)
• 创伤知情疗法
• 感官聚焦
• 催眠疗法

• 正念