After many years in the mental health field, Morgan Starr-Riestis identifies 4 major shortcomings of 1:1 Therapy from her perspective as a therapist and how they can be addressed.
In this article, therapist Morgan Starr-Riestis explains how Westernized 1:1 Therapy “definitely has its benefits, but it also has its shortcomings,” and offers a science-backed solution you can use today so you can finally start living your happiest to live the most happy life fulfilled life.
Morgan earned her bachelor’s degrees in cognitive neuroscience, wellness and human biology and her master’s degree in clinical mental health with a focus on somatic therapies. She has worked with thousands of clients through her years of experience in horticultural therapy, wilderness therapy, inpatient eating disorder management, and private practice. Morgan has also started to garner a sizeable following on social media like Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, where she has over 135,000 followers.
Shortcomings of individual therapy
1. 1:1 therapy confines you to another person’s perspective.
Shared Morgan, “People are social beings, which is why the therapeutic relationship is so crucial and is actually one of the most important factors within the therapeutic process.” But Morgan points out that within this dynamic, you are only working with another person and their perspective , which can be quite limiting.
“We need to involve communities in healing because without them, people don’t change and grow outside of therapy practice.”
She mentions that the community “not only gives us support when things get tough, but also gives us accountability for our goals.”
2. Most therapies consist of one hour session once a week.
Morgan has consistently found clients struggling to truly see the transformation they are seeking in such a short amount of time. She claims, “It takes a lot of repetition to bring about real change in our lives and often an hour once a week just isn’t enough, which can frustrate people.”
She continues, “This short time also leaves therapists in a vulnerable spot to help because people are complex and it’s almost impossible to really see the full holistic picture of the client in the space of one hour once a week.”
3. Most 1:1 Westernized therapies are not holistic, which fails to take into account our complexities.
Morgan shared, “It’s becoming increasingly clear to the westernized therapeutic world that we’re not just brains sitting in our heads. We are also a whole nervous system and also a body, which is often not addressed in therapy as so much time is spent just talking to our minds.”
Morgan argues that if someone truly wants to heal, they need to broaden their scope to account for the complex ways they store trauma in their nervous system and body.
4. Clients often believe the therapist has all the answers they need.
In a westernized world, many people like to go to a professional and get the answers. Morgan shares that while there may be times when therapists offer advice and reflection, the paradigm in which a person receives all of their answers from a therapist can help “lead a client away from their own inner wisdom and into it let alone the potential of unhealthy force dynamics.” Instead, Morgan suggests that clients need to be guided to their own inner wisdom.
How to fill in the gaps left by traditional therapy
After years of seeing patients heal as being hampered by the limitations listed above, Morgan decided to create an online course that would offer solutions to these shortcomings of modern therapy. She has now spent over seven years perfecting this step-by-step process to help people take back control of their lives, healing and relationships.
This popular science-backed course provides people from around the world with lifetime access to the tools they need to accelerate their emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical growth. This course includes a tailored curriculum, daily nervous system regulation techniques, journal prompts, meditations, and more that help transform people’s lives within a “private community of people doing the work with you.”
Those who have already attended this course report “less anxiety in everyday life”, “more trust” in their relationships and “more fulfillment” in life and in their careers. Morgan also offers packages where clients can work with her 1:1 and also within a weekly group call. The course is available on her website, but she warns that spots are filling up fast.
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Name of the company: MindPsy guide
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Country: United States
Website: https://www.mindpsyguidance.com/best-mental-health-courses-online-spiritual-cleansing
