What could you get out of therapy?

You would be most likely to see a therapist if you:

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Had difficult relationships with those close to you
Found it difficult to cope with painful feelings
Had forgotten how to be spontaneous in life
Were lacking in self-confidence

You would hope that a therapist would:

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Provide you with the tools to understand your behaviour
Listen with empathy
Help to revive your creative side
Guide you through decision-making

You would respond best to:

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Role playing
Kind words
Practical activities, such as art
Plans of action

When you’re out for a meal with friends you often feel that:

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They don’t understand what you’re trying to say
You can’t have a laugh with them
It’s enjoyable but there’s something missing
It’s difficult to speak up

If you got sacked from your job you would like to have the ability to:

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Say something cutting to your boss
Express your anger
Put things in perspective
Not let it throw you off balance

Sometimes you feel as though you have lost touch with:

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Reality
How much fun you had as a child
The inner you
Your confidence

At the end of your first session with a therapist you would expect to feel:

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Calm
Comforted
Motivated
Optimistic

For you, the most important thing in life is to:

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Be able to establish good relationships
Escape your past
Know what you want
Be able to make your desires happen

You are envious of people who:

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Know how to command respect from others
Don’t need to fake their laughter
Have a sparkle in their eye
Are charismatic

With which of the following do you most associate the idea of therapy?

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An end to conflict
Escape
Working out where your life is going
Empowerment

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Personality Test

You would be most likely to see a therapist if you:

You would hope that a therapist would:

You would respond best to:

When you’re out for a meal with friends you often feel that:

If you got sacked from your job you would like to have the ability to:

Sometimes you feel as though you have lost touch with:

At the end of your first session with a therapist you would expect to feel:

For you, the most important thing in life is to:

You are envious of people who:

With which of the following do you most associate the idea of therapy?