Hi Joanne, That's a question and a half :) but a great question. To try and answer it in a sentence I would say: Find out what the client IS willing to be...
Hey guys. About a month ago, I posted a measure of body image acceptance developed by Kelly Wilson and myself on the contextualpsychology.org website. While...
Thank you, Joseph and J.t for the woundeful drawings! I´m going to start using them right away. I specially like the one where one is trying to be special and...
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Joseph and Kelly, thank you so much for the thoughtful and helpful feedback! Russ Harris your article and informed consent ideas were just what I was looking...
Just a thought or reflection to Kellys post, which was excellent as always: I think that from a traumatized clients perspective, or from any client who has a...
... *Hi Henrik, I'd have to agree- it can't be emphasized enough. The potential healing aspects of the therapeutic relationship are without number. Joanne* ...
I have not had formal clinical involvement, but continue to have close community involvement with a number of refugees that have settled here, and with refugee...
So this is probably finally going to get me kicked out of the ACT- list once and for all! I´m being too self-therapeutic and all that. But its been a nice...
Hi Henrick, it sounds like you are on the knife's edge of experience right now. And it is bringing forth some important insights. I think your idea of "the...
Hi Monica, I see I hit a nerve there! In four years of organising and giving trainings on TIR I have never had anyone react like that. Once I had a ...
*I can't remember which psychotherapist said that something like 98% of what we perceive is projection. I just remember this really struck me upon reading this...
A little from Gestalt Therapy on projection ... According to Erving and Miriam Polster, two prominent Gestalt theorists and therapists, each person is his/her...
Patricia Juarez
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Sep 5, 2006 3:34 pm
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Hi all, Joanne wrote: I can't remember which psychotherapist said that something
like 98% of what we perceive is projection. I just remember this really
struck...
... Moi? I see you have criticism confused with "hitting a nerve". It's a pity so many "power therapy" proponents take criticism so personally. TIR is...
I just saw Henry's "PS" that I have to respond to: ... In the professional community, Henry, research is published in peer reviewed journals, not books by TIR...
Monica I'd like to know about some of the claims from major proponents. Do you have any examples of excessive ones? This is not a challenge -- I just know you...
... Sure, no problem. Here is a brochure promoting a TIR training featuring a quote from a leading proponent and author on TIR, Robert H. Moore, PhD: "TIR...
I just wanted to comment on this most recent thread regarding TIR, treatments for trauma, and science. What I have seen happening, amidst some strong...
Jen Plumb
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An analogy Steve made some months ago on a similar topic has stuck with me, while I can't recall all the specifics of the original post the gist of the analogy...
Patty - have I mentioned lately how entirely fond I am of you? Kelly...
Kelly Wilson
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Just to clarify, in response to the excellent point Patty raised about the role of both liberalism and conservatism in developing a new therapy, when I refer...
While we are on the subject of "empirical" I will make a brief point. While I understand what psychologists mean by "empirical" which specifically has to do...
Is there anyone on this list who is an experienced in offering multicultural counseling education and also has at least a beginning understanding of ACT? We...
I agree that the individual client's experience is key -- but how did you know to try what you try with an individual? Why not strip them naked and run them up...
Yipes The website is a horror Here are the qualifications for training listed on the site: What are the prerequisites for training? A willingness and intention...
Steve, I'm a bit surprised by how judgmental you appear in this last email. you say "I agree that the individual client's experience is key -- but how did you...
... *Your reaching out to Henrick is very kind, as is your message of hope that as adults we get to choose what is acceptable and what isn't. **It occurs to me...