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
www.alpenglowcounselling.com
@alpenglow_counselling on Instagram
Jordan Pickell
www.jordanpickellcounselling.ca
@jordanpickellcounselling on Instagram
Edge of the Couch
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Worry about Clients (How Much is Too Much?)
Setting Intentions for Second Sessions
How to Know What to Say
Season 3 Thoughts and the Current Landscape for Therapists
How to Build Trust
Q+A Best Trainings, Saying the Wrong Thing, and Managing Guilt for Leaving Agency Work
When You Judge Your Clients
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Saying Goodbye to Clients
The Messiness of Therapy - Interview with Tyndal Schreiner
Take Up Space in Session
Why Therapists Must Go to Therapy
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