Therapeutic use of self

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Therapeutic use of self

When I reflect on what seems most important to me in my practice, I would say it comes down to 3 ideas:

  1. Its the relationship that heals (Yalom)
  2. Being a human being first, therapist second
  3. The importance of Being and Doing.  In fact, the doing (or therapy skills and techniques) are secondary to our way of being.

These are the ideas I focus upon in my book The Therapeutic Use of Self in Counselling and Psychotherapy (published 2021 by Sage).

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Therapeutic use of self

When I reflect on what seems most important to me in my practice, I would say it comes down to 3 ideas:

  1. Its the relationship that heals (Yalom)
  2. Being a human being first, therapist second
  3. The importance of Being and Doing.  In fact, the doing (or therapy skills and techniques) are secondary to our way of being.

These are the ideas I focus upon in my book The Therapeutic Use of Self in Counselling and Psychotherapy (published 2021 by Sage).

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