Status Updates From EMDR Therapy for Schizophre...

The therapists (θεραπευτές) did not keep the king out of the battle; they kept him safe in the midst of battle and were trusted advisors who supported the king as he sought to make good choices. They did not make the choices for him. This is the embodiment of the good therapist.

“you’ve got to feel to heal.” This reminds us to maintain the person within the therapeutic window : neither too aroused nor too dissociated.

I now routinely have my clients complete the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) at the completion of their therapy

I believe the adage stating that good therapists are good storytellers. Good therapists also help their patients to tell their own stories.

the degree of dissociation, as an adaptation, can be predicted by the level of threat that is being brought to the person’s system of attachment