How You Think Self-Improvement Goes, Versus How It Actually Goes

According to counselor Joyce Marter at Psych Central, therapy is often the same way. When clients start therapy, they often have some sort of major breakthrough that was the reason they accepted their need for help anyway. But eventually, clients experience setbacks, have major stressors and transitions, and regress. As a therapist, Marter notes her job is helping clients see challenges as opportunities for growth and healing rather than just setbacks.