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This podcast is the narrated version of my article How Not to Make a Bad Situation Worse.
Some of our clients are essentially balanced, happy, productive people when circumstances are fine. But when they’re going through a terrible time, it’s only natural that their ability to meet their needs is compromised.
In this episode I talk about:
- When is it a problem, and when is it just life?
- Pathologizing a natural response instead of offering shelter from the storm
- ‘Lean on me when you’re not strong’
- Let your client know it’s okay to not feel okay, because things are not okay
- Help your client meet their needs… a little
- How to help your client see that they deserve a break
- How to imply the inevitability of change through metaphor
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About Mark Tyrrell
Psychology is my passion. I've been a psychotherapist trainer since 1998, specializing in brief, solution focused approaches. I now teach practitioners all over the world via our online courses.
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