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Narrative Therapy Tactics to Affirm Gender Identity and Expression
August 22, 2017 .
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Sophia Dembling wrote, “One of the risks of being quiet is that the other people can fill your silence with their own interpretation: You’re bored. You’re depressed. You’re shy. ... Read More
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4 Characteristics That Shape Your Therapist’s Identity
April 18, 2016 .
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Do you know what type of therapist you are seeing or are about to see? Not all therapists are the same—they have different perspectives and training. Therapists need to know what motivates ... Read More
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Shifting Identities: Why Your Experiences Don’t Define You
June 19, 2015 .
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Rachel Dolezal, a Caucasian woman, has dominated recent news with her assertion that she identifies as black. Like many people, I was initially perplexed about why someone would choose ... Read More
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The Externalization of Trauma: A View of PTSD Symptoms as Healthy December 7, 2011 . 6 Comments
Individuals who are “symptomatic” of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may seem sick, crazy, or irrational. They might appear dissociative, clinically depressed, anxious, highly ... Read More
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The Use of Reauthoring and Therapeutic Letters in Narrative Therapy: Case Study with Peter February 2, 2010 . 1 Comment
In The Use of Scaffolding Map in Narrative Therapy I documented my first meeting with Peter, a boy who’d experienced anger and sadness after he was exposed to domestic violence in ... Read More
