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                                                                    DR. Michael Shery, clinical psychology

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How Does Depression and Anxiety Treatment Actually Work?

By Dr Mike Shery

If you are feeling depressed, angry, or fearful talking with friends or family members can sometimes help you feel a little better. But even the most well-meaning friend can't provide therapy. Counseling management and depression treatment is a therapeutic process that uses specialized techniques of psychology that have been designed to offer effective, long-lasting help for people suffering from a wide range of difficulties, such as emotional distress, anxiety, marital strife, fears, a significant loss, or a clinical disorder. Therapy can also help fulfill aspirations for personal growth or self-improvement.

One of the biggest misconceptions is that seeing a therapist for anxiety or depression treatment is a sign of weakness. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Recognizing the need for help and seeking professional therapy has always been a sign of a maturity, realism, strength and your determination to live a productive and meaningful life! It is well known that world champion athletes always have a coach and world class business leaders always seek the help of top-notch consultants.  Working together, you and your therapist will identify your goals (what you want to have happen) and agree on how you'll know when you are making progress. Anxiety and depression treatment... and sound counseling management has one clear and definite purpose: that something of positive value and constructive usefulness will result for you.

Therapy has often been called the "talking cure," since the exchange of words between the client and therapist can appear to be the most obvious form of communication that is going on. In reality, therapy offers a much richer experience than the simple exchange of words and advice. The thoughts and feelings you share and the professional techniques the therapist uses are important, as is the relationship you build together. Because the relationship with the therapist is so essential to the effectiveness of the process, it is very important to find someone with whom you feel a comfortable connection, a therapist who really understands you.

As therapy progresses and your trust in the therapist's non-judgmental acceptance of your thoughts and feelings is established, you will actually use the relationship as an opportunity to reshape significant emotional experiences and work through problems in your life. In therapy, you intentionally make yourself transparent to another human being and you may talk about some things that are very painful. However, it is the very process of trusting that it's safe to release your feelings--the good and the bad--and knowing that the therapeutic relationship permits you to safely explore deeply felt sources of conflict and dissatisfaction that will finally allow you to make lasting, positive changes in your life.

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About The Author

Dr. Mike Shery is the director of ACRS
and is a licensed clinical psychologist. He has practiced clinical psychology for approximately 24 years and is and is affiliated with almost all health plans, including: ValueOptions, Medicare, Cigna, Cigna Behavioral Health, United Health Care, Aetna, First Health, Healthstar, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, ComPsych, Magellan Health, HFN, Tricare, Humana, most union local plans, most school district plans, Unicare, ChoiceCare, CAPP, Multiplan, Mental Health Network, Managed Health Network, United Behavioral Health, HealthLink and Beech Street.

He is board certified as a specialist (diplomate) in Professional Counseling by the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy. He is the director of Affiliated Counseling and Referral Services and is a member of the American Counseling Association. The office is located in Cary, IL in southern McHenry County and, in select cases, phone consultations are available for those who don’t live locally.

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