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Re:'Blind Faith' Followers
Craig Tucker · 08/23/01 at 3:31 ET
Yes, such is the risk with all forms of psychotherapy. Our issues can get in the way. Some things that help are the use of Socratic Dialogue in which the client is led to their own conclusions about mistaken beliefs. Interpretation is done infrequently and much later in the process of therapy if ever. We make hypothesis and then check it out. It is best not to assume we know what the client is thinking. But we can make a educated guess and ask the client if they think it fits. If not, move on. It also helps to collaborate on goals for therapy and what will be accomplished for the session. Adlerian therapy is a collaborative process. The idea is to join as equals in an exploration of the client's problem of living. The client is the expert on who they are not us. In the case of early recollections and dream work, the method I use is to let the client do the interpretation. The client chooses the hot spots to focus on and tells me the emotions that come up for them around those ideas. The client is the one who makes the choices about how they want to see it differently. I guide the process and occasionally point out life-style patterns but I prefer to have the client discover patterns on their own. This teaches a skill that will then reduce any dependency on therapy. In addition to this, I use a lot of case consultation with colleagues who know me well . If they see personal issues are getting in my way with a client, they call me on it and I do the same for them. I have used therapy myself to work out some of those types of things that seem to give me blind spots.
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