She did in fact find and move in to the apartment. KABOOM!Īs an addendum I'm including the following progress update to the above mentioned clients status. Listening with empathy and reflecting in a forward direction can transform an otherwise superficial or circular conversation into an insight and action provoking depth charge. The next day she came into my office with the proud news that she got the apartment. We scribbled out a quick list and she bolted for the door to go get some urgent and important stuff done. We explored the ambivalence, non-judgmentally, for just a few minutes, and suddenly she startled as if she were jerking awake from a deep sleep and said " oh my god, I have to go find a place to live". I was with a client who was on the verge of becoming homeless, but could not seem to take action due to depression and overwhelm. The first time I experienced a client drop dramatic, sudden, emphatic change talk in a session my jaw just about hit the floor. I'm currently doing my (MFT) internships and just beginning to implement this stuff, and WOW, it really works. But I had no idea how effective this stuff would be in practice. I read an earlier addition of this manual when I was in school working towards my MA.
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