The Cure Is in the Talking

Psychotherapy began with something simple. Not grounding techniques. Not self-soothing strategies. Not interventions applied like treatments to symptoms. But with talking.

Talking about what hurts. Talking about what’s been carried alone. Talking about what was once unspeakable — and slowly finding words.

It’s easy to be drawn in by manualised therapies — promising tools, quick fixes, neat structures, and step-by-step solutions. There’s a certain comfort in having something to do — a clear plan to follow.

And for some they might help. But the heart of therapy has never been about applying techniques at you. It’s about meeting with you. Hearing the story your body, your mind, your whole being is trying to tell. It’s about trusting that something changes — not because you're following a method, but because you're no longer carrying it alone.

The talking cure isn’t flashy. It doesn’t offer easy steps or instant certainty. It asks you to come exactly as you are — and to speak what has long been hidden. To stay with your own experience, to be curious about it, even when it feels unclear.

Therapy isn't a technique. It’s a relationship.

And the talking itself — the slow, imperfect, human act of sharing and being heard — is what heals.