101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counselling) A client who had terminated her sessions with me a long time ago called to share the sad news about the death of her ex-husband. She was gravely affected by the loss
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counselling) My 28 year old client was struggling to form romantic connections and have experiences similar to those of her friends who all seemed to be in loving relationships. She was in love
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counselling) In the previous article, we came to the conclusion that the client got into “victim-hood” whenever the choices she made went wrong. We continued our investigation further to understand why it seemed
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counselling) In the previous article we acknowledged that all of us may get stuck in a certain state of mind and find it difficult to move away from that suffering. The client recalled
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counselling) A 26 year old client of mine had just walked out of an abusive relationship. Her boyfriend seemed very loving. He was very affectionate on some days and on others he would
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counseling) I shared in the previous session how the client became aware of his anxiety associated with his goals and how he changed them to smaller achievable and enjoyable goals. However, as a
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counseling) A client listed a some goals for himself – Personal goals: Buy a house – “it has to be a big house” Professional goal: Start a business – “in high investment, capture
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counseling) This story from the therapy room is about how a client and the therapist can find strength through the process of grieving a loss simultaneously. Client: I reached out for support because
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counselling) A 26 year old client ended an abusive relationship but was also struggling with the guilt of having left her partner alone. She was questioning herself “why did I get into this
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counselling) “The Second Key” The role of a therapist in a therapy room is unique to each client. It is not quite rare for a therapist to make a significant intervention in one
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counselling) “Parallel between the internal and the external world” While working with clients, we are always on the lookout for keys to unlock doors that open solutions for the clients to overcome their
101 stories from the therapy room (A non-clinical approach to psychotherapy and counselling) A long time client wanted to work on a dream that had left him agitated and scared. I told the client that every symbol in a dream is a representation of the self
