We've gathered Psychotherapy Networkers most popular posts and arranged them here by topic.
VIDEO: Depression Is Not a Disease, It’s a Wake-Up Call
James Gordon on Healing without Antidepressants
Depression is not a disease, so the promise of antidepressants as a cure just doesn’t hold water. That’s the assessment of James Gordon, M.D. and he should know. Jim is the author of Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven Stage Journey out of Depression.
Hypnotic Language in the Consulting Room
Bill O'Hanlon on the Power of Giving Permission in Therapy
As therapists, we must recognize the complexity and ambivalence at the core of human experience. People run into problems when their lives are dictated by rigid beliefs that make the stories they're living out too restrictive, for example: "I must always be perfect," or "I should always smile and be happy." But permission counters these commands and prohibitions. The therapist who offers permission goes beyond accepting clients as they are and moves into encouraging them to expand their life stories and their sense of themselves.
What to Do When Therapy Stalls
Bill Doherty on Handling the Issue of Progress Before it's a Crisis
After seeing a client session after session, week after week, it's a good possibility that the therapy will come to a point where it feels like progress has stalled. It's not necessarily the fault of the therapist or the client, but it is a situation that isn't doing either of them any good. So what's to be done?
Defiance vs. Compliance—Two Faces Of The Reactant Client
John Norcross on Different Approaches that Work with Each Extreme
Reactance is a personality characteristic that manifests as one of two extremes—defiance and opposition at one end of the spectrum, and compliance and dependency on the other.
The Inevitability of Challenging Clients
Janina Fisher on Seeing the Cracks in the Foundation
After working as a therapist for a number of years, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking there's no case that's too difficult for you to handle. But, inevitably, we all eventually face a client who challenges us.
