A psychologist can help you when training assertiveness, social skills, fear of rejection and/or social phobia. In addition, difficulties in maintaining or establishing friendships can be addressed. The therapy will provide you with help when it comes to knowing and controlling your emotions and will provide you with tools to improve socialization.

How do we work on problems related to social relationships in our psychology practice?

In the first place, it should be noted that before choosing a possible treatment that helps the patient with his social problems, the psychologist must inquire about the reasons for which the person is having difficulties in relating. It is not the same for a person to find it difficult to relate because they are shy, because they lack social skills, or because have experienced a traumatic event in the past related to the social sphere. Therefore, finding out the reason will be the starting point when choosing an appropriate therapy. In this case, and as an example, it will be assumed that what happens to the patient is that he lacks social skills.

Psychological techniques that we work for social relationship problems:

• Social skills training: Through this technique, it is intended that the person identify and learn what are the basic social skills (starting a conversation, introducing oneself, saying thank you, etc.) and complex ones (working on empathy, enhancing emotional intelligence, practicing assertiveness, etc. ).
• Relaxation training: The patient is taught slow diaphragmatic relaxation and progressive muscle relaxation with the aim of reducing the level of anxiety. Distraction techniques are also often helpful.
• Role-playing: Through this technique, the professional will help the patient to stage different social situations of daily life in consultation. In this way, the person will become familiar and gain ease when dealing with other environments.
• Systematic desensitization and controlled and progressive exposure to feared situations: A clear example of this could be speaking in public, starting a conversation, etc. Through this technique, the patient must progressively expose himself to the situation that causes him discomfort.