By: Mounia Sami, M.A. Did you know that a therapist is not a person who gives you advice on how to solve your problems? This is a misconception about what therapy can offer. Many people hesitate to go into therapy because they believe there is nothing a therapist could tell them that they haven’t tried or considered. Instead of giving you advice, your therapist is someone who helps you recognize and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that may create or worsen your proble