This post is the final post in my blog series Five Key Factors of How Therapy Helps. TRY THIS AT HOME. Therapy will often quite naturally stimulate people to apply what they’re learning about themselves between sessions. People also frequently have insights between sessions, and some will write them down. But sometimes, particularly during periods […]
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Fourth Key Factor: How I help clients tell their stories
The Hardest Things to Say There is a universal need to have ones story told. A key component of how I do therapy is to help clients tell their stories and for them to know that I have heard them. Once they find their voice, clients can tell their story to those in their life […]
Third Key Factor: What Goes on in Therapy
This post is the 3rd post in my blog series Five Key Factors of How Therapy Helps. People who have not been in therapy before naturally wonder, “What goes on in therapy?” I try to put clients at ease to feel safe enough to talk freely about their thoughts and feelings. I hope to create […]
Second Key Factor of Therapy: Assessment
This post is the 2nd post in my blog series Five Key Factors of How Therapy Helps. A good assessment from an objective person is an essential factor in how therapy can help. Let me say first that I am never the expert of a client. My clients are experts of themselves. My expertise […]
How Therapy Can Help
First Key Factor: THE RELATIONSHIP This is the first post in five-part series: Five Key Factors of How Therapy Helps. The core of how therapy can help is the relationship between the client and the therapist. It has many aspects in common with any authentic relationship. One key difference is that the therapeutic relationship […]
Sometimes you just have to let things fall apart
This is the last of twelve posts in the Exploring Mindfulness series, a reflection on the book When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön. This post addresses Chapters Twenty-One and Twenty Two. Participants are encouraged to practice mindfulness meditation daily throughout the twelve weeks, even if for five minutes at a time. (3.5 min read) Reversing the […]