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Helping People Pleasers Set Boundaries
Alicia Muñoz - Boundaries bind. They limit, stop, and inhibit. But they also free people up to be themselves. In couples where one partner is a people-pleaser, things can get even more complicated.
Why Are Narcissists So Hard to Treat?
By Wendy Behary - Narcissists are notoriously difficult clients. The key to working with them is being direct about the roiling emotions they trigger in us, and remembering that their self-aggrandizement almost always covers up painful longings for true connection, intimacy, and a sense that they’re…
What Comedians Can Teach Us About Therapy
By Kirsten Lind Seal - Before I became a therapist, I spent 20 years as a professional performer, during which time I was a regular at standup comedy clubs. Many of the skills I learned as a performer have proven readily transferable to therapy, namely the skill of using humor to defuse tension,…
July Quandary: My Client Uses Me in Inappropriate Hypothetical Examples!
By Chris Lyford - A male client uses his therapist in hypothetical examples, which the therapist finds inappropriate. Recently, when they were discussing healthy dating habits, he said, “So if you and I went to a movie, would it be okay to hold your hand afterwards?” The therapist wants to bring it…
Making Partners Therapists for Each Other
By Ellen Wachtel - In couples therapy, if we can help each partner be a better therapist for the other, all three of us can feel more helpful and effective. My favorite way is to start by using a particular exercise to provide a window into each partner’s psyche.
Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing, Step by Step: Master the body-oriented approach to trauma and stress disorders
Discover Somatic Experiencing: a life-changing approach to healing that unlocks the change within the client. In this Master Class, see Somatic Experiencing in action through powerful in-session videos and in-depth, therapist-to-therapist, conversations. You'll get an inside understanding of the transformative SE approach by watching Levine demonstrate the essential techniques with three actual…
