Individual psychotherapy can help people overcome fear of taking risks in life. To obtain important goals in life, individuals must take calculated risks. However, many people focus on failing to reach the goals they want, or they are afraid of the unknown consequences of failing. People are not sure of their own abilities, or afraid of not succeeding in the attempt. People often imagine irrational consequences of failing which frighten them.
It is very important to take rational and calculated risks to obtain goals. Otherwise, people do not progress and enrich their lives. People may have the abilities and talents to do many things in life and achieve spectacular goals, but only the rare person does not have to struggle and risk to achieve his or her goals.
Often, people seek the help of an individual psychotherapist. These trained professionals have the skill to listen in an unbiased manner and give advice and support to people to allow them to take risks. Fear and anxiety often prevent people from taking needed risks. An individual psychotherapist can help in a number of ways.
First, the psychotherapist provides guidance and counseling to help people identify their goals. The support of a psychotherapist helps people articulate and identify their goals, and imagine how they would feel once they attain these goals. For example, if a person is in a relationship they may identify that they want to attain the goal of making a commitment to their partner.
After identifying the goal, the individual psychotherapist can help people recognize the obstacles that need to be overcome to attain the goal. With regards to the above example, people may have a deep-seated anxiety about commitment based on their prior experiences in life. The anxiety may form a strong psychological obstacle preventing people from taking the risk to commit to another.
Through psychotherapy, people can determine and learn specific methods to allow them to conquer these obstacles. For example, the psychotherapist can help the above person with specific cognitive strategies to overcome the barrier preventing them from taking the risk of commitment.
An experienced, professional individual psychotherapist will allow people to recognize fears and anxieties that block them from attaining a goal. The psychotherapist can provide a supportive environment to learn specific cognitive strategies people can use to overcome their anxiety over risk taking. A major benefit of seeing a trained psychotherapist is that they can use their experience to provide effective techniques to overcome the problem in an unbiased and emotionally supportive manner.
Patricia H. Hecht, MFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area. With over twenty years of experience treating individuals, families, and couples, she provides unbiased help and support to overcome many common life problems. To learn more about her and schedule an appointment, visit her website at http://www.hechtfamilytherapy.com/.
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