Have you ever wanted to do a job that really mattered?
In this season, we look at some big trends
and small steps that are changing the future of work.
So your job of tomorrow can help your community
and even the planet.
At its most stereotypical level.
Misconceptions around therapy often involve the idea
that a therapist fixes what's going on in a client's life.
Usually while the client is lying on a couch.
A better comparison might be to think of a therapist as a teacher.
A coach, and a supporter who's providing tools rooted in evidence
based study to help a client navigate the challenges they may face.
So therapy in itself is the process
of helping an individual create some type of change.
And usually that change is an emotional or behavioral change.
And a marriage and family therapist helps not only individuals,
but couples and families understand
the root of their conflicts and build healthier relationships moving forward.
Most marriage and family therapists are trained in family systems,
and so the base of all of the therapeutic work
that I do is based out of family systems, which really looks at
not just the individual, but all of the relationships.
An essential goal for therapy is guiding clients toward a deeper
understanding of themselves that integrates a holistic perspective.
So as a relational therapist, you're trying to help one individual
perhaps empathize with another individual, and vice versa.
Human satisfaction and people thrive,
based upon the quality of their human relationships.
The better quality family relationships
you have marital relationships, work relations, ships,
then the relationships are so important that most people find more happiness
from their relationships than they do in anything else.
Deborah predicts that the future of marriage and family
therapy will see therapists expanding
the reach of their services within the next few years.
You're going to find MFT’s working alongside psychologists, psychiatrists.
You're going to find them working in the government.
You're going to find them working with veterans. To learn more,
check out the full episode from the amazing docuseries Jobs of Tomorrow.