Interact Journal Integrative Ideas for the Process-Oriented Psychotherapist
Author: ptiadmin
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Process Model Concepts Overview
Don Hadlock, the Process Therapy Institute’s founder, give a brief overview of the stages of a client’s journey to healing.
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On dreading clients
Q: She is low functioning, low fee and wants only to discuss a particular book. Although she is delighted when I invite her to connect with her responses to the book’s passages, I still find myself dreading sessions.
A: After exploring the matter a while, you agreed that if you were being paid a thousand dollars per hour, you would not dread seeing this client at all! -
Holdings – the power of a cuddle
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PTI Guiding Principles
Sending and receiving love are the most important and fulfilling processes that help to make us whole. In fact, they are two parts of a whole – we can’t do more of one than we can the other.
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A Caveman
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Hey, Misery – yes, you!
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Positive Attitude Towards Learning
Begin to think of all incoming information as neutral. Consider information as an invitation and perceive it all as valuable to you. An example I think of comes from the 1986 movie Short Circuit, where a newly liberated robot craves input. He proceeds to devour all information available. His intake of information is, in itself, his joy.
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On not knowing what he wants
Q: My client wants something but he doesn’t know what it is.
A: Instead of listening to him talk-about the thing he wants, invite him to talk-to or talk-with it. -
We are just Visiting
Thank you for choosing earth.
We invite you to relax and have fun.
There are some rules. You will discover them as you journey. -
On educating clients
Q: Do you suggest ever just telling a client something, that is, educating him?
A: Sure. Honor a client’s need to know. The intellect is as much a part of a person’s organism as his intuition. Often, once the intellect understands, it will give permission for the rest of the personality to begin the integrative work.