What your psychologist is really thinking

Key points

• Many people worry their psychologist thinks they are crazy, but a practising psychologist says this is not what they think. Psychologists are trained to listen without judgement and to focus on helping people feel safer and calmer.
• No problem is too big or too small to bring to therapy, and psychologists notice strengths as well as difficulties.
• Psychologists are also human, facing their own stresses, and their main aim is helping people understand themselves better.