Many of the things we want in life can now be found very quickly and without struggle. When we think about emotional change, it can be seductive to believe that the same rules should apply; meet with a therapist, take away some quick answers and leave a new person.
Yet, those who work in psychotherapy advise that progress takes time, over months and years, as opposed to days and weeks. But why is this the case? From both a psychological and a neurobiological perspective, there are good reasons for this, which I would like to touch upon in this piece.
To help me, I will draw on some of the key points from Mark Solms’ 2018 paper: ‘The neurobiological underpinnings of psychoanalytic theory and therapy’.
To read the full article, please click the link below:
https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/blog/why-does-psychotherapy-take-time/
Joseph Bailey Psychotherapy 