We may have heard of this exchange before - a client asks the therapist “What should I do?”, and the therapist says “What do YOU think you should do?”. Perhaps that is a good question. Yet there is an even more effective and artful way to help a client understand their motivations and desires. This begins with the inner subjective process - which means the inner life and unique personal experience in relation to self, others and society. In my role as therapist, I help clients go more deeply into the their feelings and perspectives around present day situations and personal histories. From there, I help synthesize new understandings by connecting what they are sharing to what they have shared before, and linking the discussion back to the identified goals and highest good. Often times, having this kind of reflective space is a rare and unknown experience for my clients - and it offers an opportunity for true transformation. If you, or someone you know, would benefit from this type of counseling please contact me for a free phone consultation.
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Alexandra
9/12/2018 08:29:51 am
Thanks for this Andy! You are so right. The space you create can be such an invitation to experience life and relationships so differently than the client ever has before. Hopefully the new experiences you create with your clients can be a new type of launching pad for them outside the office too.
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AuthorAndrew Rose, MSW/LCSW is a counselor in private practice in California and Oregon. Archives
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