Therapy is rooted in the past and present. A therapist would help people make sense of their past which would require going back to an old event or delving into childhood experiences. Therapy provides people with an opportunity to look at what is going on inside – emotionally, psychologically and interpersonally.
Therapy can provoke intense emotions as you return to past emotional experiences, patterns and traumas. Working with a therapist helps you look at what beliefs you attached to these experiences and how they have shaped your life.
Therapy is not generally time limited, someone may find themselves working with a therapist for many years as they gently work through their personal issues. Coaching is more short-term and people don’t need as many sessions as they get their desired outcome quicker.
There are many different modalities of therapy from traditional talking therapies, CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) and Somatic therapy to name a few.