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Help People Decide What’s Best For Them Part 1 – Therapy Styles
Teaching suicide support showed me a simple, powerful analogy. A conversation is like sharing a canvas. We’re both painting together. The backstory of what we hear is the painting’s background. The context of our conversation is the middle ground. The present moment is the foreground. Different therapy modalities are suited to different situations. Examples of…
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Trust As Currency
In mental health work the trust you’re developing is like a bank account. You deposit and withdraw. Over the time you have with your help seeker, the level of trust in your account will change. Sometimes due to stuff you can control (like what you say / income you generate), sometimes due to stuff you…
