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If
you are experiencing
depression, anxiety,
marriage, family, or
relationship problems, if
you are grieving over the
loss of a loved one, or
experiencing difficulties
in your personal or
professional life, a
psychologist can offer you
the skilled guidance
you need to work your way
through your pain to a
place of healing,
understanding, and peace
of mind.
Equally
as important as seeking
help is finding the right
type of therapy -- and the
right therapist -- to work
with. Different doctors
will be bring different
results, so it is
important to understand
the process of therapy,
and to find a doctor you
feel most comfortable and
productive with.
Brenda
Shoshanna, Ph.d., New York
state licensed
Psychologist, has been in
private practice over 25
years. A recognized expert
in the field of
psychology, among her many
fields of expertise, she
provides relationship
counseling, anxiety
treatment, and depression
and stress relief.
Dr.
Shoshanna is an award
winning book author, and
has been published
worldwide in 13 languages.
Her books address the
nature of how to establish
a sense of well being with
one's relationships and
oneself.
She
is here to offer you
experienced therapy in her
New York City office - or
sessions by telephone from
anywhere in the United
States.
What
does research show about
the effectiveness of
psychotherapy?
Research
suggests that therapy
effectively decreases
patients' depression and
anxiety and related
symptoms -- such as pain,
fatigue and nausea.
Psychotherapy has also
been found to increase
survival time for heart
surgery and cancer
patients, and it can have
a positive effect on the
body's immune system.
Research increasingly
supports the idea that
emotional and physical
health are very closely
linked and that therapy
can improve a person's
overall health status.
There
is convincing evidence
that most people who have
at least several sessions
of psychotherapy are far
better off than untreated
individuals with emotional
difficulties. One major
study showed that 50
percent of patients
noticeably improved after
eight sessions while 75
percent of individuals in
psychotherapy improved by
the end of six months.
Psychotherapy with
children is similar in
effectiveness to
psychotherapy with adults.
Therapy
is an effective means to
pursue anxiety treatment,
as well as treatment for
depression, stress, and
relationship difficulties.
Research into the effects
of marriage counseling,
for example, has provided
results indicating that
married couples who seek
relationship counseling
are more likely to, as
individuals and as a
couple, report increased
feelings of well being and
security, compared to
those who do not undertake
relationship counseling at
all.
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