Top 63 Most Inspiring Therapy Quotes (MENTAL HEALTH)

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Top 12 Most Inspiring Quotes on Therapy (BEST)

“I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realize is that you’re not alone. You’re not the first to go through it; you’re not going to be the last to go through it.”
Dwayne Johnson

Music is therapy. Music moves people. It connects people in ways that no other medium can. It pulls heartstrings. It acts as medicine. – Macklemore — **Music** is therapy. Music moves people. It connects people in ways that no other medium can. It pulls heartstrings. It acts as medicine. – Macklemore

Slow breathing is like an anchor in the midst of an emotional storm the anchor won't make the storm go away, but it will hold you steady until it passes. — Russ Harris — Slow breathing is like an anchor in the midst of an emotional storm: the anchor won’t make the storm go away, but it will hold you steady until it passes. — Russ Harris

Where you stand determines what you see and what you do not see; it determines also the angle you see it from; a change in where you stand changes everything. - Steve de Shazer — Where you stand determines what you see and what you do not see; it determines also the angle you see it from; a **change** in where you stand changes everything. – Steve de Shazer

You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle. — Julian Seifter

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination. - Carl Rogers — The good **life** is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination. – **Carl Rogers**

There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth. — Fred Rogers — There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our **growth**. — **Fred Rogers**

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. - Rumi — Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. – **Rumi**

Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been avoiding your whole life. ― Shannon L. Alder — **Courage** doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been avoiding your whole life. ― **Shannon L. Alder**

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. - Victor Frankl — When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. – **Victor Frankl**

You are the one thing in this world, above all other things, that you must never give up on. - Lili Reinhart — You are the one thing in this world, above all other things, that you must never give up on. – Lili Reinhart

My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it. — Emery Lord

14 Deep & Meaningful Quotes About Therapy

“Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.”
Graham Greene

The greatest thing in the world is to feel that you are loved for who you are, and not for what you do. - Carl Rogers — The greatest thing in the world is to feel that you are loved for who you are, and not for what you do. – **Carl Rogers**

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. - William Shakespeare — There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. – **William Shakespeare**

How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved. - Sigmund Freud — How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved. – **Sigmund Freud**

You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you. — Dan Millman

Deep breathing is our nervous system’s love language. — Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. – Thich Nhat Hanh — Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. – **Thich Nhat Hanh**

Who looks outside dreams; who looks inside awakes. - Carl Jung — Who looks outside **dreams**; who looks inside awakes. – **Carl Jung**

Happiness is not something that happens to us, it is something that we create. - Daniel Gilbert — **Happiness** is not something that happens to us, it is something that we create. – **Daniel Gilbert**

Happiness is not the absence of problems, it is the ability to deal with them. - Daniel Gilbert — **Happiness** is not the absence of problems, it is the ability to deal with them. – **Daniel Gilbert**

Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. — Albus Dumbledore — **Happiness** can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. — **Albus Dumbledore**

Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations. - Alfred Adler — Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations. – Alfred Adler

It is not the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind. — Aisha Mirza

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. - Buddha — You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. – **Buddha**

7 Short & Inspiring Therapy Quotes

Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us. ― David Richo

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. - Hubert H. Humphrey — The greatest healing therapy is **friendship** and **love**. – Hubert H. Humphrey

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man. – Louis Nizer

The most important relationship you will ever have is the one with yourself. - Diane Von Furstenberg — The most important **relationship** you will ever have is the one with yourself. – **Diane Von Furstenberg**

The only journey is the one within. - Rainer Maria Rilke — The only **journey** is the one within. – Rainer Maria Rilke

We are all works in progress, and we are all capable of change. - Daniel Gilbert — We are all works in progress, and we are all capable of **change**. – **Daniel Gilbert**

There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. ― Leonard Cohen

11 Wise Quotes About Therapy (WISDOM)

“Each person is a unique individual. Hence, psychotherapy should be formulated to meet the uniqueness of the individual’s needs, rather than tailoring the person to fit the Procrustean bed of a hypothetical theory of human behavior.”
Milton H. Erickson

Healing comes from gathering wisdom from past actions and letting go of the pain that the education cost you. - Caroline Myss — Healing comes from gathering **wisdom** from past **actions** and letting go of the pain that the **education** cost you. – Caroline Myss

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change. - Carl Rogers — The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to **learn** and **change**. – **Carl Rogers**

The only thing that is really valuable in the world is the human relationship. - Carl Rogers — The only thing that is really valuable in the world is the human relationship. – **Carl Rogers**

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. - Albert Einstein — In the middle of difficulty lies **opportunity**. – **Albert Einstein**

Your present circumstances don’t determine where you go; they merely determine where you start. — Nido Qubein

Problem talk creates problems, Solution talk creates solutions. - Steve de Shazer — Problem talk creates problems, Solution talk creates solutions. – Steve de Shazer

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. - Abraham Maslow — One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. – **Abraham Maslow**

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they're never weakness. — Brené Brown — **Vulnerability** sounds like **truth** and feels like **courage**. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness. — **Brené Brown**

Mental health… is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going. — Noam Shpancer, PhD — Mental health… is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going. — Noam Shpancer, *PhD*

Think of your head as an unsafe neighborhood; don't go there alone. ― Augusten Burroughs — Think of your head as an unsafe neighborhood; don’t go there alone. ― Augusten Burroughs

Top 10 Quotes by Famous Therapists & Psychologists

“In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?”
Carl Rogers

Therapy can help you to understand your thoughts and feelings, and to develop healthier ways of coping with them. - Daniel Gilbert — Therapy can help you to understand your thoughts and feelings, and to develop **healthier** ways of coping with them. – **Daniel Gilbert**

Therapy is a way to find the courage to face your fears and to live a more fulfilling life. - Irvin Yalom — Therapy is a way to find the **courage** to face your **fears** and to live a more fulfilling **life**. – Irvin Yalom

Therapy is a way to connect with your inner wisdom and to find your own path to healing. - Bessel van der Kolk — Therapy is a way to connect with your inner **wisdom** and to find your own path to **healing**. – Bessel van der Kolk

Therapy is a gift. It is a chance to finally be heard, understood, and supported. - Bessel van der Kolk — Therapy is a **gift**. It is a **chance** to finally be heard, understood, and supported. – Bessel van der Kolk

Therapy is a place where you can be yourself, without judgment. - Carl Rogers — Therapy is a place where you can be yourself, without judgment. – **Carl Rogers**

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. - Chödrön — Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. – Chödrön

Therapy is a process of becoming more and more what one is, rather than becoming something else. - Carl Rogers — Therapy is a process of becoming more and more what one is, rather than becoming something else. – **Carl Rogers**

Therapy is a process of learning how to think differently about yourself and your life. - Aaron Beck — Therapy is a process of learning how to think differently about yourself and your life. – Aaron Beck

Therapy is a way to learn how to love yourself and to accept yourself, just as you are. - Judith Herman — Therapy is a way to learn how to love yourself and to accept yourself, just as you are. – Judith Herman

Top 9 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Seek Therapy

“If we start being honest about our pain, our anger, and our shortcomings instead of pretending they don’t exist, then maybe we’ll leave the world a better place than we found it.”
Russell Wilson