Category Archives: Therapy Techniques

Playful Communicative Connection Enactment

As a teacher, therapist, and supervisor I have developed a number of enactment interventions which serve to help clients to better connect with each other. I created many of my positive ‘attunement’ based enactments to serve 2 purposes: 1.) to create more manageable interventions for beginning therapists who may not have the therapeutic leadership skill […]

Feedback loop in a Couples interaction

Quick summary: In a Couples interaction there tend to be dynamics that are reoccurring which spiral out of control and lead to a vicious cycle in which resolution in highly unlikely. I will offer a tool to be used by a therapist to help a couple in isolating and reflecting upon their cycle. Once the […]

Feelings are important in growing consciousness – Existential and Mindfulness Based Emotional Reflection Therapy

Accepting your emotional reality and holding an awareness of those feelings helps us to be conscious of how we are currently being influenced … understanding this influence opens up the possibility to use reflection to guide your actions towards your best interests and towards the most ideal interaction patterns.

The thoughts, emotions, and behaviors triangle

The Diagram below can be used to understand the interconnectedness of thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Additionally the diagram gives an easy to understand explanation of the many different means of offering a psychotherapy intervention. I use this Diagram to offer a visual depiction of all the different options which are available to help the client in achieving a desired change. I use this diagram to unify all theories… personally I am an eclectic therapist… I believe in all the various interventions and I would propose that perhaps being open to offering any of a diverse array of interventions is a sure way of increasing your ability to assist a diverse array of people (multi-cultural competence).

Asking Clients Permission | offering choices to clients in counseling | tips for psychotherapists

Quick summary: What do you do when you think that an intervention will be helpful, but you are worried that the intervention might lead to the client to leave therapy? You can always ask permission before you attempt a new technique or intervention with a client.

Asking for feedback in therapy | collaborative psychotherapy | empowering the client | tips for psychotherapists

Quick Summary: A good technique to put in place as a practicing psychotherapist is to regularly ask your clients for feedback and to offer suggested alternative to what you are offering. the ability of the therapist to adapt to the client’s unique needs is a good predicator of successful therapy outcomes.