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Clients talk, therapists listen. That's just the beginning. Most clinicians have a few tricks up their sensitive, rational and insightful sleeves.
I hereby launch another big series, this one honoring a vital component of psychotherapy: the therapeutic intervention. I chose the ten coolest then interviewed the leading experts for each one.
Yes to The Miracle Question
This is a very useful intervention I use with my couples when appropriate. It's usually quite effective at shedding light on their feelings for each other - or lack there of.
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
The Toolbox at http://LisaKiftTherapy.com
corny
Corny is Cool
A friend just left who looked at me and said, "I feel sometimes like I am not
really needed."
This person is witty, bright, and fun ... a people magnet. Sharp beyond belief in his field, he is looked to for wisdom and resource. So I was surprised. Shocked, actually, by the sentiment; it took a moment! Then, I came out with: "I would be totally sad if I thought you weren't in my life anymore."
He knows this intellectually; so I had to tell him again. He did, I think, 'get it'.
After he left, I wondered why I don't tell people this stuff more often. Schmaltzy, corny, sentimental ... is cool!
responses?
Only 2 responses? Rather disappointing, unless everyone who reads this blog is totally in agreement.
Very pleased to see Voice Dialogue on the list...great choice. More importantly (regarding my own prejudices) is an appreciation for the stab taken at EBT. I never understood the EBT concept...like only one intervention works for everyone with the same "disorder"?
The most fascinating aspect of treatment theory to me is that there is enough evidence (Norcross and others) that theory is only about 1/3 of treatment effectiveness, while the therapeutic relationship is about another third, and a full third of effective therapy is due to unknown causes (my guess is that the investment of the client weighs in heavily). So why are schools teaching ONLY theory...where is the emphasis on the alliance and other variables? Very strange to me. I dumped a supervisor who was stuck on brief therapy...that's not my style. I get to honor my own style. What a strange profession, eh?
P.S. Where is DBT? Cool in every way (Dialectical :)
Dean Pappas, MA Art Therapy, MS Mental Health Counseling
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