This type of one-on-one therapy focuses on the individual’s strengths and challenges. The therapeutic plan will foster personal awareness, change, and healing. Individual therapy is beneficial for personal growth, especially for those who decide they are ready to enrich their personal relationships, enhance career development, boost self-esteem, and heal from past hurt.
Individual therapy can also work well for people who are beginning couples or group therapy if they are not yet comfortable in those settings. Once a patient feels confident discussing their thoughts and feelings, they are encouraged to move on to group settings.