This week I am featuring a special therapy program called Wendigo Lake Expeditions. Why would I feature this program, you might ask? Well, I am lucky enough to have just gotten hired as their new therapist! As a therapist, this is my dream job come true. Specifically, I am working as a wilderness therapist. And no, this does not mean Read more…
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”– Pema Chödrön I came across this quote quite a while ago and I recently found it again in Read more…
As a therapist (and as a human), I am often eager to jump in and get started on making change. After some time, I realized that my enthusiasm doesn’t always match the person who seeking guidance. There could be many reasons for this, one among them is that everyone comes in at a different point of the ‘stages of change.’ The stages Read more…
This is a video clip of one of my favorite researchers and therapists, Sue Johnson. Sue is one of the creators of Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT). EFT is just another approach to therapy. It is one way of conceptualizing and working with clients in therapy. It is also an approach that really resonates with me and who I am naturally. Read more…
Termination. Such a strong, violent-sounding word. I have noticed in conversations with non-therapists that using this word flippantly can cause one of those head cocked to the side, one eyebrow raised, lips pursed and pulled slightly to the side looks on the other person’s face. I can only imagine that they think my alter-ego is Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. Read more…
