Maybe You Don’t Need Therapy

Dr. Lieberman is a psychologist and a founder of the Institute for Community Living, a social services organization.

As a clinical psychologist with over 50 years of experience, I know that therapy can be essential. A person with persistent intrusive thoughts can learn ways to reduce their intensity. Someone in an acute crisis can hear a perspective that helps steady his or her thinking.

But I hear from former patients and colleagues that people are often turning to therapy not because of disordered thoughts, but because of difficult circumstances: loneliness,........

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