A.Y.
I met Camila some years ago, long before synchronicity would bring her back to professionally support me through grief. Synchronicity, a word coined by therapist Carl Jung, described our situation perfectly; our paths crossed at once, as if perfectly timed.
Over the past few decades, I often doubted the efficacy of therapy, and therefore never considered it an option to solve my own life complexities. However, after our first session, I never again questioned whether therapy would work for me. If only I knew how much suffering I could have avoided by choosing to show up sooner.
I have to clarify that my first session with Camila was uncomfortable in a very much necessary way; it was like angling a mirror on all of the kinks I needed to smooth.
Do I still want run away from therapy? Resoundingly — no. Four months in and I am eagerly looking forward to our weekly sessions. I am already feeling a level of self-awareness only possible because of Camila’s analytical, psychological assessments. I cannot wait to see the results further sessions will provide.
