# What to expect from a therapy session

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxPatras
- Speaker: Alexis Powell-Howard
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/alexis_powell_howard_what_to_expect_from_a_therapy_session)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Given the stresses of contemporary life, getting help tending to your mental health is as important as ever. However, many hesitate to get this help because they're intimidated or even actively put off by popular narratives about how therapy works (or doesn't!). In this talk, psychotherapist Alexis Powell-Howard dispels myths, clarifies common misconceptions and walks us through how therapy actually works.

## Lectures

1. [What to expect from a therapy session](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/alexis_powell_howard_what_to_expect_from_a_therapy_session/008744e0199f), 19 min (TED's player)