This was a question posted by a person on Quora, and this is the manner in which I answered it:
I have been involved in the world of mental health for almost 30 years now – both sides of the table. There is no such thing as healing just from ‘knowledge’ – it is just knowledge. The knowledge needs to be applied and that means being vulnerable enough to share what is truly going on in your life and processing whatever feelings and limiting beliefs you may have that are causing the issues that would bring you to employ a therapist in the first place.
Understand that the relationship between you and your practitioner is based on you being open and willing to do what you need to do and your practitioner’s ability to take that info and give you the ability to process whatever feelings need to be processed along with tools and techniques to better navigate your world.
Perhaps one of the better outcomes from your therapy would be able to better understand why it is that you are fearful of your therapist ‘coming close.’ What is the fear around that notion for you and how do you overcome it so that you can gain closer relationships with friends and loved ones in your own life. Therapy is a place where one learns all these things in a safe place where the learnings are generalized to the client’s/patient’s interactions with all the people with whom they interact every day.
So, this isn’t a venue for intellectualizing at all – it is a place of doing the healing work necessary to be free of whatever is burdening you enough to seek help.
I thank you for your question on behalf of anyone who may be reading it after it is posted.
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About Suzanne
Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.