Exploring Therapy for Dummies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781394361069)

A beginner's guide all about therapy and finding a therapist who can help you move forward

Exploring Therapy For Dummies answers your most pressing questions about mental health treatment: Is therapy right for me? How do I find the right therapist? Is there a particular therapy approach that might work best for me? What are the common mental health diagnoses? What can I expect from my first appointment? Is telehealth therapy as good as in-person therapy? When you're ready to take the next steps, this book helps you navigate the process of finding a therapist in easy-to-understand terms. Then, learn how to build trust with your therapist and get more comfortable opening up. With quizzes, sample examples, case studies, and resources, Exploring Therapy For Dummies is a friendly guide to this important step in your healing journey.

• Discover that many people go to therapy and there's no shame in getting it
• Find out how therapy works, learn to define goals and what the phases of therapy are
• Get acquainted with the most common therapy models--cognitive behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, schema therapy, and beyond
• Understand some common mental health diagnoses like depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and others
• Learn about children's therapy, including common mental health challenges and types of therapy that work best for kids

This book is a great way to decide if you want or need therapy--it will debunk myths and misconceptions so that you can start off on the right foot with your first therapy experience.

Author: Laura Johnson
ISBN-10: 1394361068
ISBN-13: 9781394361069
Publisher: For Dummies
Language: English
Published: 10/05/2026
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback