Quiz: which approach suits you

1. What appeals to you more in working with a therapist?

Concrete techniques, exercises and practical steps Exploring my feelings and what is happening with me here and now Understanding how past experience shapes my present reactions and relationships Paying attention not only to thoughts, but also to body sensations and reactions

2. What is troubling you right now? Tick everything that resonates.

Anxiety, fears, panic Low mood, apathy Stress, exhaustion, burnout The aftermath of a difficult or traumatic event Loss and grief Recurring difficulties in relationships Loneliness, or difficulty with closeness Low self-esteem, self-doubt, harsh self-criticism Losing my bearings: who am I, what do I want, where is the meaning

3. How would you feel most comfortable starting therapy?

Naming one specific problem and focusing on that first Exploring the problem more broadly, even if that takes longer I am not sure yet — I would like to work it out together with the therapist

4. Which therapist style feels closer to you?

Active and structured: helps me set goals and offers concrete tools Warm and engaged: shares what they notice happening between us Accepting and non-directive: listens closely and helps me find my own answers Curious and exploratory: helps me notice hidden patterns and understand myself better

5. How do you usually react to stress?

I try to analyse everything and find a solution I replay the situation in my head for a long time I try not to think about the problem, or I put it off My feelings often show up as physical tension or other bodily reactions

6. What would «therapy worked» look like for you?

Noticeably easing a specific symptom or problem Understanding myself better Changing recurring patterns and habitual ways of reacting Learning to live more fully and in line with my values, even when the hard things do not fully disappear

7. What helps you understand yourself best?

Seeing the link between thoughts, emotions and behaviour Noticing what I feel right now in contact with another person Understanding where my recurring reactions and patterns come from Seeing what really matters to me and how I want to act from here

8. What most often brings you to the thought of therapy?

A specific problem I want to solve Relationships are hard, and it keeps repeating A general dissatisfaction with myself and my life Body reactions: panic, tightness

9. When you try to make sense of your problem, what matters more?

Understanding how it formed and where my habitual reactions come from Focusing on what keeps the problem going now and what can be changed Noticing and living through what is happening in me in the moment

10. How would you like change to happen?

Through concrete steps, practice and tracking progress Through becoming aware of what is happening in me, and new experience Through accepting what is hard and acting in line with my own values Through a space where I can find my own answers, without directives or ready-made solutions

Which approach is closer to you?