Not psychological support...
And I am saying this as a psychologist.
This has been a recent realization for me.
Advice is safe, optional.
Help is relational, vulnerable.
Advice lets you ask, “What should I do?”
Therapy makes you reflect on, “What am I avoiding?”
There is a big difference there.
And that difference is why transformation is witnessed within a therapeutic process.
Reaching out for professional help asks more of you.
-It asks for your time.
-It asks for financial investment.
-It asks for emotional honesty.
-It asks you to stay with discomfort long enough to understand it.
Because it is not about collecting opinions.
It is about building insight.
People often tell me they do not want a counselling session. They just want to share what is happening in their life and receive a straightforward advice. They describe their struggles, their patterns, their conflicts, and then pause, waiting for an answer they can quickly apply.
Instead of offering advice, I usually invite them to reflect on what is truly going on beneath the surface. And that is not always received positively. There is a quiet tension in that moment.
But I hold that boundary.
I am a psychologist and psychological work is not a shortcut.
It is not a quick fix to an issue that is affecting you mentally and emotionally. It is collaborative. I, along with my client, engage in deep therapeutic work that helps them manage themselves better rather than depend on temporary relief.
My role is to collaborate with them. To sit with them in that phase. To facilitate clarity, strengthen resilience, build inner stability, and support the transformation they have consciously chosen to financially invest in.
For some people, advice is enough.
Sometimes people are only looking for advice. There is nothing wrong with that.
But if the issue truly matters, if it keeps repeating, if it keeps hurting, advice will never be enough.
That is where real work needs to start.
That is where professional collaboration becomes necessary.
If you are ready to move towards yourself instead of escaping the problem, you can always reach out for psychological support.
Your Psychologist,
Ambidextrous Anmol
