This week we are taking it back to the basics-- how to open and close sessions! We share our favourite opening questions/remarks, talk about why it can be valuable to avoid “how are you” as the opening question, and what to do when clients look to you, the therapist, to lead.
On the flip side, we wrap up the session by talking about the benefits of an intentional closing with clients, why it’s so important to be able to structure sessions, and how to build our interrupting skills.
As clinicians, we often want to explore all the deep, big stuff of therapy, which we absolutely love! AND we know it’s valuable to keep our foundational skills well-polished, doing regular check-ins without ourselves and our clients to see if there is anything we need to tweak or adjust.
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Alison McCleary
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Jordan Pickell
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The Dreaded Summer Slump
The Basic Skills of Therapy, According to Us
Q&A: Big Questions Answered
Sitting with Grieving Clients
The Unsettling Truth of Bad Therapists
Clients Who Exclusively Talk About Other People
Do Clients Owe Us The Truth?
Being Selective about Clients: Are we allowed work solely with ideal clients?
The Difference Between Theoretical Orientation and Personal Approach
Finding Levity in Therapy
Metaphor and Analogy as Therapeutic Tools
Parents, Parenting, and Parental Estrangement
How Much Relational Processing is Too Much?
When Clients Say They Aren't Getting Anything Out of Therapy
Showing Up When You Don’t Feel Your Best
Responding to Feedback about the Podcast
When You Have a Mediocre Session
Can Clients Become Too Dependent on Therapy?
When Your Clients Take Your Words and Run with Them
The Art of Asking Questions
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