Feeling heard in therapy brings real relief. Here is why it is the beginning of treatment, not the whole of it, and the one question worth asking your therapist.
Most adults walk into a first session braced for an exam. It is closer to the opposite: a conversation in which you are also deciding whether this person is right for you.
Research finds therapy by video and therapy in the room produce very similar outcomes on average. Whether online sessions work for you depends less on the screen than on the room you create around it.
