Kelya
Within 2 months i've felt a big change within myself
After nearly 15 years of not seeking any sort of help, I finally jumped in with BetterHelp and it's the best decision i've made in a while. I have never had in-person or other kind of therapy before BetterHelp, so there is nothing I can compare it to. Maybe there's options out there that are more effective, but I am beyond satisfied with my experience so far. Basically I've suffered with random/unjustified (or so i thought) depressions, communication/interaction issues and I was carrying bad habits and behaviours in my relationship with my partner. My therapist was able to dig it all up to the roots and challenge my beliefs. It was not so much a matter of "this is right and this is wrong" like I first expected, instead the therapist opened me to different perspectives and really guided me towards a positive change on many aspects of my life the whole time. Within 2 months i've felt a big change within myself, and the relationship with my partner has gotten so much healthier. My therapist knows when I just need to vent, and when to work on things. They helped me with the deep, serious stuff as well as some smaller things that I would consider to be just life improvement/personal growth. This is the best investment I've made in myself. That said, the therapist matching process is key here. It's important the invididual has enough clue about themselves to answer the questions correctly and get a good match. You can't expect a stranger (even when it's their job) to understand you & give you the right advice when you don't understand yourself that much in the first place. They all have different fields of expertise so if you want the best exeperience and actually move forward, be as thorough as possible (especially if you're like me and you find it hard to share your thoughts and issues with a stranger even if you know that's what you need) In the matching process, there's even some "preference" questions that are just the icing on the cake, about if you're religious/spiritual etc. For example, I said I wanted the therapist's language to be either English or French, and I got matched with one who literally speaks both. It was so fun at times and definitely added a little something!