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What to expect in your first therapy session in Salt Lake City with SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah

What to expect in your first therapy session in Salt Lake City with SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah

Are you feeling nervous about reaching out to a Salt Lake City therapist to explore participating in therapy?

Do you feel like you don’t really have a good understanding of what therapy actually is?

Are you feeling anxious or wondering what to expect from your first therapy session with a SLC therapist?

Are you wondering what to do to prepare for your first therapy session with a SLC therapist?

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Top Myths About Therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah—Shared by SLC Therapist, Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah

Top Myths About Therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah—Shared by SLC Therapist, Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah

Whether you are meeting with me in-person as a SLC therapist or meeting with me via online therapy, I want to help you identify and work through the causes of your struggles to the extent possible so that you can experience genuine healing and transformation, and make the real, lasting changes you desire.

This is a very collaborative and active process in which we partner together in working toward the individualized goals we set together. This process is gentle, kind and compassionate, and is done at a pace that feels comfortable to you.

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What I’ve witnessed and been told as a SLC Therapist in my work with Recently Single Professional Women
More Frequently Asked Questions About Therapy with SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah

More Frequently Asked Questions About Therapy with SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah

Do I need therapy? How do I know if I need therapy? When does someone need therapy? What are some signs that I may need therapy? How do I know if I need to contact a SLC therapist or a Utah therapist? How do I know if a therapist is a good fit for me?

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Why Do I Need Healthy Boundaries? From SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, Utah Therapist

Why Do I Need Healthy Boundaries? From SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, Utah Therapist

If you feel exhausted, burned out, depleted, overextended, depressed, anxious, resentful, angry, or unhappy in any of your relationships or roles in life, you may need healthier boundaries. If you daydream about dropping everything and disappearing, you feel like you have no time for yourself, or you avoid certain people and situations rather than addressing them directly, you may need healthier boundaries. . .

If you tend to build emotional walls to keep other people out emotionally and at a distance from you, you may need healthier boundaries. . .

Why do I need healthy boundaries? What are boundaries? How do I know if I need healthier boundaries? When setting a boundary, what do I say? I’m worried that people will be upset with me for setting a boundary…

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Increasing Empathy and Connection and Healing Divisions and Disconnection between Us from SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah, Utah Therapist

Increasing Empathy and Connection and Healing Divisions and Disconnection between Us from SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah, Utah Therapist

We live in a society and a world with so much polarization, division and disconnection, one where we often define ourselves and others more by our differences than by what we have in common.

However, as a Salt Lake City therapist and Utah therapist, practicing in the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area since 2003, and a social worker in practice since 1997, I have witnessed a great deal that has led me to believe that healing our culture, our relationships, ourselves and our world is going to require us to develop deeper, more genuine empathy and connection with others.

One of the best ways to increase that needed empathy for another person and to increase connection with other people is gaining a deeper understanding of another’s lived experiences.

As author and researcher Dr. Brene Brown says, “People are hard to hate close up. Move in”. . .

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How Does the Out-Of-Network Reimbursement Process Work with SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah?

How Does the Out-Of-Network Reimbursement Process Work with SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah?

What is a private pay therapist? What is a fee for service therapist? What is an out of network therapist? How does the out-of-network reimbursement process work? What are the requirements for seeking out of network reimbursement from my insurance company? Why do some people choose to not use their health insurance for their therapy? Does insurance cover couples therapy for relationship issues?

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