Reluctant and resistant. Moi? The double bind of therapy.

Counter-transference is more common than we think. Acknowledged and worked with it is a positive tool. But it happens most in encounters where the therapist is too inexperienced, or neither reflective, reflexive or self-unaware to notice it. For anyone who has been in a therapeutic encounter as either a therapeutic practitioner or person seeking assistance, … More Reluctant and resistant. Moi? The double bind of therapy.

How many therapists does it take to change a light-bulb?

The answer is, of course: ‘One, but FIRST the light-bulb has got to WANT TO CHANGE’. This story was told to me when I first trained as a social worker but it was not told in a spirit of antagonism or resistance to what therapy does in meeting the goals that a therapist might help … More How many therapists does it take to change a light-bulb?