Showing posts with label mind-body psychotherapy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mind-body psychotherapy. Show all posts
Sunday, March 3, 2024

10 Tips to Help You Open Up With Your Psychotherapist

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If you've never been in therapy before or if you haven't had a good experience with a prior therapist, you might find it difficult t...
Monday, February 26, 2024

What is a Strengths-Based Perspective in Psychotherapy?

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In recent years, many psychotherapists have become increasingly open to adopting a strengths-based perspective in psychotherapy.  This stren...
Friday, November 25, 2022

Trauma Therapy: The Therapeutic Benefits of Somatic Experiencing Therapy

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As a trauma therapist , I have been using Somatic Experiencing (SE) to help clients overcome traumatic experiences for the last 12 years in ...
Saturday, November 12, 2022

Somatic Experiencing: A Mind-Body Oriented Therapy

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Somatic Experiencing is a mind-body oriented psychotherapy that was developed by psychologist, Peter Levine, Ph .D.  One of the basic premis...
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

With Experiential Psychotherapy, There Are No Blank-Slate Therapists

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When I was training to be a psychotherapist in postgraduate training, we were taught that the ideal stance for a therapist was neutrality.  ...
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Boredom as a Secondary Emotion: Discovering the Underlying Emotions in Therapy

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In my prior article, Understanding the Different Types of Boredom ,  I discussed the different types of boredom and how being aware of the t...
Monday, December 18, 2017

Overcoming Developmental Trauma: Developing the Capacity to Put Words to Feelings and Sensations

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In prior articles about developmental trauma, I discussed that it's not unusual for adults, who have  developmental trauma from childhoo...
Monday, November 6, 2017

Using Somatic Psychotherapy When Clients Doesn't Know How to Express Emotions

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In prior articles, I've discussed the mind-body connection and psychotherapy. See my articles:   Mind-Body Psychotherapy: The Body Offer...