When a person seeks therapy, they usually feel tired. They have been through too much, kept everything to themselves, maybe even told themselves for too long \u201cI\u2019ll manage on my own.\u201d And finally, they decide to go to therapy. This is a big step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But here I want to sincerely share what I see from my own experience as a trauma psychologist: sometimes therapy alone is not enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And it\u2019s not because it doesn\u2019t work. It does. It\u2019s just that a person is not just a head. I have seen clients who diligently attend therapy, but also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this state, the nervous system is exhausted. The body cries out for help. And when the body is overworked, it is difficult to concentrate, to be with the current emotions and internal chaos. The treatment does not move forward as it could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Biologically<\/strong> we have a nervous system that needs sleep, protein, good fats, gentle movement. When one of these parts is separated, it is harder to heal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are a few simple but very important things that I often talk about with my clients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try to create your own sleep rituals. EMDR or IFS therapy takes place through the nervous system - without rest, it has no strength to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You don't have to be perfect. But avoid things that constantly borrow energy from the future: too much sugar, caffeine, constant snacking. Sometimes therapy \"doesn't work\" because the body lacks quality fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You don't need marathons. But walking, stretching exercises, yoga, dancing - help ground the body, reduce tension and prepare for therapeutic work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When healing from trauma, it is especially important to have at least one person you can breathe to. If you don't have one - talk about it in therapy. In IFS therapy, we often work with parts that are afraid of connection. This can be transformed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can go to the best psychotherapist. Apply EMDR, IFS, mindfulness. But if everyday life is constant stress, hunger, insomnia, isolation, therapeutic processes will not take root.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, do not pressure yourself to be perfect. But be gently attentive to yourself as a whole.<\/strong>Little by little. If you want, we can see together what the \u201csoil\u201d of your therapy looks like. Esu psicholog\u0117 R\u016bta Navick\u0117. 5,0 \u2b50\ufe0f i\u0161 148 \u012fvertinim\u0173 (Pensight<\/a>). 10+ met\u0173 praktikos, Lietuvos traum\u0173 psichologijos asociacijos ir Lietuvos EMDR asociacijos nar\u0117. Dirbu EMDR ir IFS metodais. Jei norisi patyrusio profesionalo \u0161alia, kvie\u010diu \u012f terapij\u0105. Konsultuoju tik internetu.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are a whole \u2013 body, mind, emotions, nervous system, relationships with others.<\/strong> Everything is interconnected. When we realize this, therapy becomes not a fight, but a gentle, accepting healing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nI\u2019m not talking about improvement. I\u2019m talking about support.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nWhy is it important to care comprehensively or in other words holistically?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Psychologically<\/strong> we have emotions, internal parts, memories that are important to hear, understand, heal.
Socially<\/strong> we belong to the fabric of relationships. When we are with safe people, our body relaxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSo, how do you prepare for therapy? or for life you want ;)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1. Sleep is not a luxury, but the foundation of treatment.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
2. Eat for yourself, not against yourself.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
3. Movement - gentle, but regular.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
4. Social safety<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nTherapy is like spring sowing. And your everyday life is the soil in which it grows.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
We can heal wounds only when the body feels safe. And this is sleep, food, and connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am here to help you not only talk about difficulties, but also to establish yourself in a life where you can be alive, real, and your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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