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Increasing intimacy in relationships
A common theme I’ve come across in my practice and in talking with people in my personal life is increasing intimacy in a relationship. When problems arise one of the first things to go out of the window is intimacy. When working on relationship issues this is a major hurdle to address because it’s complex and uncomfortable. Intimacy is not just about sex. Intimacy is about the language spoken between a couple. It’s about physical touch. It’s about opening up emotionally to one another. It’s about letting the other person see into your soul. It’s about having a spiritual connection… Continue Reading This Article
The Desired Things
Max Erhmann “Desiderate” the desired things Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested… Continue Reading This Article
Fishing and personal development
This weekend, I spent my time at a personal development course called “The Living Course“. It’s a 30 hour intense course where you look at how your childhood experiences shape your decisions. One of the instructors discussed the concept of “Feeding the fish, not fishing”, when it comes to giving. Many times we do things that we think are without expectation but in the end we want something out of the exchange. Sometimes it’s as simple as a thank you or much more complex, like a reciprocal relationship with your spouse. When we give a present for person’s birthday, we… Continue Reading This Article
Supervision of Inner Child group
I’ve decided to follow-up my last blog with a review of a clinical supervision meeting I held where the topic was inner child work. As a clinical supervisor, I like to present things in a creative and experiential way. To present this topic, I asked the therapists to buy a coloring book of their choice and bring it to supervision. I can imagine they were thinking “What is she making us do?”. I opened up supervision by talking about the inner child and how to incorporate it into therapy. Then came the fun part. The instructions to the team were… Continue Reading This Article
Inner child group idea
A colleague of mine asked for a recommendation for a group idea for a therapy topic for a group of 30 addicts. She mentioned how it is difficult to find topics that haven’t already discussed since many of them have been around the rehab block, so to speak. I decided to brainstorm with her some ideas for a group on inner child work. An outline of the group is below: – Present the concept of the inner child as our child-like self that is a result of the experiences we had before our teenage years – Have participants connect with… Continue Reading This Article
Blogging Journey
Today is the day I embark on my blogging journey. Everything I read promotes the importance of having a blog so I decide to join on in. As a therapist, I’ve learned the hard and easy way how important writing can be to a thriving practice, just as significant as therapeutic skills. My blog will be all things mental health related. I’m planning on blogging about being a therapist, techniques that have worked and ones that haven’t, tips related to mental health, links to helpful resources and anything else that may come up that would be of interest to post. … Continue Reading This Article
