Showing posts with label holding environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holding environment. Show all posts
Monday, December 4, 2017

Parallel Losses For the Psychotherapist and the Client

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Loss and grief are an unfortunate part of life, and it's one of the reasons why many people come to therapy (see my articles: Who Are Y...
Monday, October 16, 2017

The Holding Environment in Therapy: Maintaining a Safe Environment for the Client

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In a prior article, I began a discussion about the holding environment in therapy (see my article: The Creation of the Holding Environment i...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Why It's Important For Psychotherapists NOT to Have "All the Answers" in Therapy

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There was a time in the history of psychotherapy when traditional psychotherapists believed they had  "the answers" for their clie...
Thursday, September 3, 2015

How is Talking to a Psychotherapist Different From Talking to a Friend?

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As a psychotherapist, I often hear people, who have never been in therapy, ask the question, "How is talking to a therapist different f...
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The Psychotherapy Session: A Unique Intersubjective Experience

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Over time, people who are in therapy come to appreciate the uniquely private space of the therapy room. The Therapy Session: A Unique In...
Monday, March 2, 2015

Empowering Clients in Therapy - Part 1

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Many people, who are depressed, anxious or traumatized, avoid coming to therapy because they feel ashamed of their problems, they fear they...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Working Through Emotional Trauma in Psychotherapy: Learning to Separate "Then" From "Now"

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One of the most challenging aspects for people considering through emotional trauma in therapy is their fear that they'll be as emotiona...