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To increase basic self-esteem and sense of well-being. To promote better coping mechanisms. To engender better understanding of one's past / present and to better plan one's future. To gain a more objective viewpoint of one's actions. To be able to release guilt, shame, pain. To allow for the exploration and change of deviant, difficult or painful thoughts or emotions.

Therapy can aid a person in the practical pursuit of becoming more functional and satisfied at one's job, with ones family, and one's personal life/relationships.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotherapy

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