Therapy has been a part of Katerina Kelly’s weekly routine since elementary school, when a teacher suggested counseling for the 8-year-old.

At the time, Katerina’s autism was affecting their ability to manage time, make decisions and socialize. And for many years, the therapist seemed helpful. But once college rolled around, things changed.

“I always left counseling feeling either worse than I started — or numb,” said Mx. Kelly, 29, who lives in Natick, Mass, and uses they/them pronouns.

The skills that Mx. Kelly’s therapist had taught them in childhood weren’t translating as well now that they were older. In other words, they had hit a rut — the therapy,66jogo casino and the therapist, were not producing the desired results.

A therapy rut can feel disheartening, but it doesn’t have to end your pursuit of better mental health. We asked psychologists how to identify whether you’ve reached a sticking point and what to do about it.

Mr. DeMille’s writing “brought you into wonderful worlds,” Sally Richardson, publisher at large for Macmillan, who knew him for decades, said in an interview.

37yxxxWhat exactly is a therapy rut?

If you’ve hit a rut, you may feel as if your therapy sessions have stalled or become unhelpful, said Jameca Woody Cooper, president of the Missouri Psychological Association.

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