Therapy Happens Between Sessions

Therapy Happens Between Sessions

Here is a common misconception about therapy: that the hour we spend together each week is the heart of the healing. However, the real therapeutic moments often happen outside the office, when you’re back in your everyday life making new choices. Therapy sessions are like practice before a big game, but the true therapeutic moments occur in your real life or the game itself. 

Therapy is more than conversation. It’s an invitation to engage differently with your world, your thoughts, your emotions, your habits. The breakthrough isn’t just when you talk about setting a boundary. It’s when you actually set it. It’s not just understanding your anxiety. It’s when you take a deep breath before a difficult conversation, or decide to leave the house on a day you’d normally shut down.

These are the quiet victories that shape your growth.

These are the true moments of transformation.

When you recognize a toxic thought and choose not to believe it.

When you stay present in a conversation instead of shutting down.

When you feel anger rise and pause instead of reacting.

The work we do together provides the framework. But you bring it to life in the real world. That’s where healing takes root.

So if you’re in therapy, or thinking about starting, remember this:

The hour is just the beginning. The practice is in the living.