Newfound Capacities in Therapy

The following below are common newfound capacities of Self that therapy supports in the healing process:

Capacity to feel your own inherent unconditional worth
Greater Self-acceptance & Self-compassion; Being your own ally
Greater emotional flexibility; Capacity to feel a wide range of natural emotions including joy, anger and suffering
Capacity for new perspectives & outlooks
Clearer sense of identity
Capacity to discern safety & trustworthiness in relationships
Capacity to extend respect & care to others
Capacity to draw comfort from relationships
Capacity to feel relaxed in your body; Capacity to sense your body
Capacities for rest & observing healthy limits
Courage to express yourself more honestly & openly
Capacity to care for yourself in behaviors & decisions
Capacity to repair conflict with others
Greater capacity for self-reflection
Connecting to Creativity & Creative Practices
Capacity to receive feedback from others
Capacity to be mindfully present in daily life & activities
Capacity to engage meaningfully with others
Motivation, Persistence & Purpose; Capacity to connect and stick with meaningful activities, goals, relationships & projects
Capacity to feel a sense of belonging in groups & in chosen community
Capacity to make decisions for yourself
Capacity to confront challenges & fears
Capacity to grieve loss & change
Capacity to envision a future for yourself (and your relationships)
Capacity to tolerate complexities
Capacity for healthy problem-solving
A sense of acountability for oneself & own behaviors
Capacity to engage in the unknown
Capacity to put words to sensations
Self-regulation; New capacities for managing triggers, stress and self-soothing in healthy ways
Co-Regulation; Capacity to move towards connection & safety with a loved one
Capacity to speak up for yourself when necessary
Capacity to play and have fun
A newfound sense that Life is a Gift; Life is worth living

Capacity to feel your own inherent unconditional worth

Greater Self-acceptance & Self-compassion; Being your own ally

Greater emotional flexibility; Capacity to feel a wide range of natural emotions including joy, anger and suffering

Capacity for new perspectives & outlooks

Clearer sense of identity

Capacity to discern safety & trustworthiness in relationships

Capacity to extend respect & care to others

Capacity to draw comfort from relationships

Capacity to feel relaxed in your body; Capacity to sense your body

Capacities for rest & observing healthy limits

Courage to express yourself more honestly & openly

Capacity to care for yourself in behaviors & decisions

Capacity to repair conflict with others

Greater capacity for self-reflection

Connecting to Creativity & Creative Practices

Capacity to receive feedback from others

Capacity to be mindfully present in daily life & activities

Capacity to engage meaningfully with others

Motivation, Persistence & Purpose; Capacity to connect and stick with meaningful activities, goals, relationships & projects

Capacity to feel a sense of belonging in groups & in chosen community

Capacity to make decisions for yourself

Capacity to confront challenges & fears

Capacity to grieve loss & change

Capacity to envision a future for yourself (and your relationships)

Capacity to tolerate complexities

Capacity for healthy problem-solving

A sense of acountability for oneself & own behaviors

Capacity to engage in the unknown

Capacity to put words to sensations

Self-regulation; New capacities for managing triggers, stress and self-soothing in healthy ways

Co-Regulation; Capacity to move towards connection & safety with a loved one

Capacity to speak up for yourself when necessary

Capacity to play and have fun

A newfound sense that Life is a Gift; Life is worth living