Talking about your problems to anyone can feel good, but speaking to a trained therapist can help you take the therapeutic benefits to a whole new level. Therapists not only listen, they also help you reflect on and analyze your thoughts and feelings. Therapists are not only supportive, but they sometimes challenge your current thinking or current actions when those are becoming detrimental to your goals and life. Therapists are teachers - you will learn problem-solving skills, coping strategies, and communication skills to assist you as you work through the issues you are facing. Therapists are neutral, non-judgmental sounding boards that can help couples and families manage and resolve their interpersonal relationships. Therapists are trained in human development, and can help you understand how unresolved childhood issues may be causing problems in your life today. Finally, therapists can act as a new lens through which you see your problems, helping you view your situation from a whole new perspective, thereby uncovering solutions that may not have occurred to you before.