Grief and loss are inevitable parts of therapeutic work. Clients' pain (or anger or confusion) is sometimes so big and it can feel delicate for new therapists to know how to hold all of the bigness. Many programs don’t prepare new therapists for how to support clients who have experienced a significant loss. We know that new and seasoned therapists alike have moments of "What do I do here??". We discuss the myth of stages of grief, the importance of psychoeducation, how clients can feel devastated by the loss of someone with whom they have a parasocial relationship, and how there are no right or wrong ways to grieve.
Alison McCleary
www.alpenglowcounselling.com
@alpenglow_counselling on Instagram
Jordan Pickell
www.jordanpickellcounselling.ca
@jordanpickellcounselling on Instagram
Edge of the Couch
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Moving Through Client Stuckness
Re-imagining therapy - Interview with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy
The Myth of Dressing Unprofessionally
As therapists, do we become desensitized to trauma stories?
Can therapists say "I'm proud of you" to clients?
Q+A Part 2 Dealing with a racist client, processing our own "stuff", and thoughts on homework
Q+A Part 1 Breaking up with a supervisor, using jargon, and a client says "You're pretty"
The therapeutic relationship is a place of experimentation and affirmation - Interview with Co-host Jordan Pickell
We're all going to die someday - Interview with Co-host Alison McCleary
When you are attracted to the client
When you disagree with your school
When the client wants to die
When you want to be friends with the client
When you have lived experience - Interview with Mimi Cole
When you can't help laughing
When you are chronically ill
When you fall in love with therapy - Interview with Chloe Powell
When you are a therapist in a pandemic
When the client won't cry
When you feel like an imposter
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