What Clients Teach Me
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Creativity and Your Mental Health
This winter I mentored a student (Y.P.B) who is doing a program in Art Therapy. I met with her regularly and as I listened to her talk about her studies I learned a great deal about how art therapy connects with the cognitive behavioural therapy work (CBT) that I trained in. It also connects with the Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness . So again, I learned from my student that there are many avenues towards mental health and well being. There is no straight path or one way of being well.
Panic
This blog posting is dedicated to a client who stuck with me as her counsellor even though at that time I had no idea what a panic attack looked or felt like. I did not get it until one day she had a panic attack in my office. That was one of my most humbling experiences as a counsellor. I knew then that I needed to learn more, respect more and honour the clients who stuck with me as a counsellor even though I knew only the tiniest bit of what they were experiencing. This client also taught me that she was not overreacting and that my job was to both believe her and believe in her
Generalized Anxiety - Part two
You have come back for a second session. Congratulations. So let’s sit with a cup of herbal tea or a glass of water and briefly revisit what you learned about yourself last week and what your next steps can be.
First lets check on how you managed with your homework. You most likely have gone down one of several paths since our last visit around the homework assignment.
