What to expect from a therapy session | Alexis Powell-Howard | TEDxPatras

How does engaging in a powerful therapeutic relationship make all the difference in facilitating your metamorphic process for self-awareness and growth?
Alexis Powell-Howard talks about modern living priorities. Mental and emotional health and well-being are more essential than ever before to enable growth and development. However, engaging in effective personal awareness and development can be hard, especially when trying to undertake the process alone or without professional help and support. Alexis Powell-Howard is the Managing Director at Fortis Therapy & Training, the Mental Health Consultancy of the Year 2022 and a multi-award-winning therapeutic and emotional wellbeing service working to deliver the gold standard in the mental health services sector. An experienced leader and manager, a BACP accredited and experienced psychotherapist, systemic practitioner, supervisor, trainer, mediator, and coach, passionate about therapeutic approaches and how effective they can be to help individuals, organizations and schools to move through difficult times. Alexis is also a TEDx and professional speaker, award-winner, regular on BBC Radio, and a contributing expert and host of live webinars, seminars, conferences, and hosts the Keeping the Peace podcast for Oscar Kilo, the National Police Wellbeing Service in the UK. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @jkssl
    @jkssl Жыл бұрын

    Key insights of this video: 1. Mental health care should be seen as an investment in yourself, and is now more important than ever. 2. Therapy has moved away from traditional models (e.g. sitting on the couch with no eye contact) to a person-centered approach. 3. Creative expression can be used to express the unexpressed, often associated with feelings of shame. 4. A Therapist's role is to actively listen and build a rapport with the client. 5. Learning to set boundaries and take responsibility for oneself is essential for good mental health. 6. Courage is needed to dig deep and explore difficult topics. 7. The work done in therapy should ultimately lead to the client being able to "fly solo" without needing to rely on the therapist's help. 8. Social media can lead us to look for external gurus to help us, when in fact, nobody knows us better than ourselves. 9. It is important to think about yourself and prioritize yourself on your list. 10. Opting into a therapeutic relationship can be life-changing and beneficial to both the individual and those around them.

  • @robertcounts5300
    @robertcounts5300 Жыл бұрын

    most people that I know that need therapy must first admit they have a problem but they will never admit that because that would mean that they have been wrong for most of their life.

  • @silverlinings3946

    @silverlinings3946

    Жыл бұрын

    This is a truth and a half.

  • @rasheedopt2650
    @rasheedopt2650 Жыл бұрын

    Why some of viewers crtisising , whats wrong, it is v. Good those who suffering, anxiety, depressions r not created. It is just like other diseases. Treatment, therapy is the only option. Ted is not fake. It is a v. Good channel. 🙏🏻. This talk is v. Beneficial Bravo. 🙏🏻👌💐

  • @karlmckellar5210
    @karlmckellar5210 Жыл бұрын

    Big fan of TedX Talks, brilliant and informative

  • @nHans
    @nHans Жыл бұрын

    *Therapist:* Don't say "yes" every time someone asks you for a favor; learn to say "no." Will you do that for me? *Me:* Umm ... no? Yes? I'm so confused 😵

  • @silverlinings3946

    @silverlinings3946

    Жыл бұрын

    This exchange will be part of your diagnosis.

  • @bukurie6861
    @bukurie6861 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for TEDx talk and to be💔👨‍🦼🕴🌞 successful for therapy💕😍🌏🖐

  • @Cathee45
    @Cathee45 Жыл бұрын

    If anyone has any input on this, I'm all ears. I started therapy to do just that: invest in myself and make sure I am supported, mostly regarding my job (teaching). I do it to maintain my mental health. But according to many talks I've heard, therapy should lead to the client being able to "fly solo", which is something I'm absolutely capable of. I use therapy to discuss minor problems in my life, or to bounce perspectives off with someone on certain situations. So now I am kind of confused. Should I stop therapy because I don't have a specific goal with it?

  • @bishbash24

    @bishbash24

    Жыл бұрын

    I was looking for this lol And does your therapist suggest you should stop? What's the minimal amount of time you need in order for you stop therapy? 3, 6, or 12 months?

  • @emnibob

    @emnibob

    10 ай бұрын

    Really great question. As a therapist myself, and a person who has been to personal therapy I can confirm that therapy is for everyone, at all levels of mental wellbeing, including as a way to sustain your mental health and not only if you have specific goals or if you are unable to manage by yourself. Good for you! Examples of therapy in talks you are referring to probably are using more extreme cases as evidence to make a clearer point. The decision to end therapy entirely up to you and your therapist to discuss and agree on, however you can choose to leave early , if you have brought specific goals you want to meet and have met them, or if you feel like you and your therapist aren't quite suited, or stay longer because it's helping you. It is very normal, and considered healthy to be in and out of therapy to support you throughout your life.

  • @emnibob

    @emnibob

    10 ай бұрын

    @@bishbash24 In my experience, 6 sessions is the minimum amount it takes for you to build a trusting and secure enough relationship with your therapist, to then have the courage to start delving deeper and achieving positive healing and development. 12 sessions in the UK seems to be the most recommended for therapy although I have been in therapy myself for 2 years and always had something that I needed to bring or think about. Some sessions were about celebrating positive changes and my growth! So basically, it can be as long as you need depending on what you want to achieve. If you just need a non-judgemental space to talk or process things happening in your life with someone, then you could access therapy for that during your whole lifetime if it helps you.

  • @dharmatejayadla6034
    @dharmatejayadla6034 Жыл бұрын

    Wow super mam

  • @lilyan331
    @lilyan331 Жыл бұрын

    How or what if then the patient hv "Special Feeling" to his/her Therapist? Is it "Health" for the patient? If it is Not health, Then, is it better for the patient looking for another Therapist? Although perhaps that patient already feel "Matching" with that his/her Therapist, mean that patient must begin to adaptating again when must changing with another Therapist?

  • @edmundocordova4535
    @edmundocordova4535 Жыл бұрын

    Lo que deve hablar esta señora deve ser tan interesante que no lo traducen siempre lo hacen para que los que no savemos ingles no aprendamos te agradeceria si existe una posiblilidas de poner subtitulo en español seria genial gracias

  • @ErnestoRoca

    @ErnestoRoca

    Жыл бұрын

    Podés activar la auto traducción, que funciona muy bien.

  • @edmundocordova4535

    @edmundocordova4535

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ErnestoRoca gracias

  • @evilchaperone
    @evilchaperone Жыл бұрын

    Handy Therapy.

  • @Deeplymessedup
    @Deeplymessedup Жыл бұрын

    Right when my mom convinced me to take therapy lol

  • @andreiadetavora8471

    @andreiadetavora8471

    Жыл бұрын

    You have rights: you are the THE CLIENT of your psychologist/psychotherapist. And they can't disclosure whats going on inside unless you consent. However you have to be direct with them to reach an arrangement: they have to say something to your mom. I'm a psychologist and i NEVER disclosure any information that my Client gives, but i always ask: what can i tell... That said, when moms take their children to therapy, they should also go through therapy actually!! Because life is hard on everyone. Oh, one more thing: you have to have empathy with your therapist, or it will be a difficult and hard ride, and like the speaker of this video said: it can be very disruptive. But if you two click: magic can happen ;) He/she can help you with your boundaries, with your mental resources, etc. etc. Hope that this helps.

  • @krunoslavregvar477
    @krunoslavregvar477 Жыл бұрын

    🖐️

  • @raynarks
    @raynarks Жыл бұрын

    The one thing I learnt from therapy was that I have to sort it out myself. That’s why they’re called MY PROBLEMS.

  • @thatomofolo452
    @thatomofolo452 Жыл бұрын

    Hi hello 👋👋

  • @rahmanarp4698
    @rahmanarp4698 Жыл бұрын

    As-salamuyalaikum Hello, Everyone Good expecting❕

  • @nitemare1525

    @nitemare1525

    Жыл бұрын

    Wa-alaikum salamuya Therapy is very important and every needs it

  • @johnlivi7065
    @johnlivi7065 Жыл бұрын

    Nothing

  • @someoneelsesureme8927
    @someoneelsesureme8927 Жыл бұрын

    Arabian people I am ready to translate this Tedex videos into Arabic if you would like that l am hear to help

  • @aidibachir6085
    @aidibachir6085 Жыл бұрын

    مرحبا لا يستحق أن تعبد مخلوق ضعيف يموت لم يخلقك فقط خالقك يستحق أن تعبده وحده لا شريك له من فضلك تعرف على الاسلام الحياة قصيرة تنتهي في أي وقت ونعود لربنا ليحاسبنا اني ناصح لك أمين وشكرا

  • @janalgos
    @janalgos Жыл бұрын

    this sounded like someone reading someone else's Ted talk.

  • @HarryWatson16

    @HarryWatson16

    Жыл бұрын

    Or more likely, the speaker prepared. TED talks have to be vetted before and after they are filmed, speakers aren't just shooting from the hip - you realise this right?

  • @giftedgreen2152
    @giftedgreen2152 Жыл бұрын

    Nobody is born with anxiety. It's given to you. Face it, you've been indoctrinated.

  • @silverlinings3946

    @silverlinings3946

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh, baby, how wrong you are. Anxiety is one of the ways your body communicates with your brain. In fact, it's how your gut microbiome send signals to your brain via vagus nerve. That's why good nutrition solves many psychological problems. Listen to your anxiety, it's telling you something.

  • @geneleboyce
    @geneleboyce Жыл бұрын

    Wait so we have to watch a video on what to expect from therapy versus going to a therapy session and directly experiencing it? HAVE YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE.

  • @HarryWatson16

    @HarryWatson16

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s not the point - the presentation guides as to what you should expect of a therapist and the relationship - it shouldn’t be a passive one.

  • @Darylrb1983

    @Darylrb1983

    Жыл бұрын

    You, don't have to anything...

  • @noclopeclub
    @noclopeclub Жыл бұрын

    Jesus can change your life ❤️

  • @typowyb4list458

    @typowyb4list458

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @leblancexplores

    @leblancexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Who?

  • @RachelDiSalvatore3

    @RachelDiSalvatore3

    9 ай бұрын

    Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world.

  • @rach5942

    @rach5942

    9 ай бұрын

    I can only do this myself not a fairly tale book what tells me how the world is going to end

  • @noclopeclub

    @noclopeclub

    9 ай бұрын

    Juste speak to God then :) @@rach5942

  • @80srenaissance67
    @80srenaissance67 Жыл бұрын

    I found her tight jeans therapeutic

  • @temi4116

    @temi4116

    Жыл бұрын

    Really!

  • @WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
    @WesternAustraliaNowAndThen Жыл бұрын

    What to expect? 1. To have to bank account emptied. 2. To be asked over and over about your childhood and 3. To be asked over and over again, 'How do you feel about that?'. Pseudo science that often does far more harm than good. If I want to invest in myself I will head off into the bush for a couple of weeks and just relax. Therapy is simply a big con.

  • @annab3818

    @annab3818

    Жыл бұрын

    Have you ever been to therapy? It's great that heading off into the bush works for you, but other people with other problems can really benefit from therapy. Different problems need different solutions.

  • @WesternAustraliaNowAndThen

    @WesternAustraliaNowAndThen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@annab3818 I suppose it is a bit like religion, if you believe in it then you will accept that it has some value... Unfortunately, like religion, it is still a con.

  • @taylerdavis4532

    @taylerdavis4532

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen so the answer is no then.

  • @elenipapadima3385

    @elenipapadima3385

    Жыл бұрын

    You describe a bad therapist not therapy. Science is not something you can reject as a whole but you can choose not to use it. I hope you have a different way to take care of your mental health in your life...

  • @WesternAustraliaNowAndThen

    @WesternAustraliaNowAndThen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@elenipapadima3385 Proper psychiatry is science, therapy is nothing but a bunch of cobbled together theories and is pseuo science at best.

  • @jacksonfitzsimmons4253
    @jacksonfitzsimmons4253 Жыл бұрын

    “What to expect from therapy” 1. Validation of your worst impulses 2. Seeking help for depression and being pressured into “coming out” as an lgbt identity that you don’t align with 3. Being told that capitalism is the cause of your issues

  • @vitalucas9452

    @vitalucas9452

    Жыл бұрын

    Is that supposed to be humour?

  • @jacksonfitzsimmons4253

    @jacksonfitzsimmons4253

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vitalucas9452 No actually it’s supposed to be an insulting mockery of therapists

  • @vitalucas9452

    @vitalucas9452

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jacksonfitzsimmons4253 My oh my. Sorry.

  • @HarryWatson16

    @HarryWatson16

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jacksonfitzsimmons4253 or you just had a bad experience. To mock an entire profession, that helps millions annually, wouldn’t seem to be the highest form of wit. Therapy is powerful & it works, I’ve seen it and experienced it.

  • @giftedgreen2152

    @giftedgreen2152

    Жыл бұрын

    4. Made to feel like your problems are inherent.

  • @joeblow5658
    @joeblow5658 Жыл бұрын

    It really is puzzling how far Ted Talks have fallen... However , that is why they have the unsubscribe button. ✌️

  • @livingstonseagull2465
    @livingstonseagull2465 Жыл бұрын

    Dude, this channel has almost 40 millions subs and 17k views? How is this channel not fake? Dam I will never trust Tedtalk again. They're fake af.

  • @silverlinings3946

    @silverlinings3946

    Жыл бұрын

    It's been posted 14 hours ago, do you think everyone waits around for new videos? And not everyone is interested in psychology either. Ted Talk publishes on hundreds different topic, only a few will be of interest to many subscribers. Do you Millennials have to be told everything? 🤔

  • @livingstonseagull2465

    @livingstonseagull2465

    Жыл бұрын

    @@silverlinings3946 rofl look at their other videos. Also I've seen channels with 10k subs get more views in an hour. lame fake channel.

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