Case #172 — Playing father
Nancy was wearing an outfit I really liked. It was made of soft, natural-looking materials; the design was muted, complex and unusual. The style was a little bit traditional Chinese. So that ’ s the f…
Case #173 — Awareness: the leaping off point
Bruce was nervous. So I invited him to ask me a question. He wanted to know how I came to be a therapist. I gave an answer on a number of levels; some of the details of when and how I became intereste…
Case #174 — Non material success
John was a young man; he raised the issue of his first girlfriend, who left him. He met her at University. Subsequently, he started a business, and invested some money that he had saved up from workin…
Case #175 — Anxiety, options, contact
Frank was nervous, so I invited him to ask me a question. I often prefer to take the focus off of the client, and put it onto myself. A good way to do this is to stop asking the client questions, and…
Case #176 — Acknowledging stopping, and meeting longing
Liila talked about a previous relationship she had 12 years ago. But before she continued sharing, she turned to the group and asked people to not take any photos of her. I commented that she was taki…
Case #177 — An exquisite moment of shyness and connection
Alexis spoke of being shy. She said, “ I am often in my world, others in theirs. ” As we conversed about this, she described how even her husband talked about her not letting him in. I asked about her…
Case #178 — An exquisite moment of shyness and connection
Alexis spoke of being shy. She said ' I am often in my world, others in theirs ' . As we conversed about this, she described how even her husband talked about her not letting him in. I asked about her…
Case #179 — 0% present = zero intimacy
As Chanelle sat down, she commented on being distracted by something in the room which was out of place. She talked about how her attention often wandered; it was hard for her to stay focused on somet…
Case #180 — Colourful beauty
Wendy came up enthusiastically. She seemed very nervous, and asked me what she was supposed to do. I explained that I was not going to direct her. She mentioned that her parents had many strong ideas…
Case #181 — Love fixes an abnormal knee
Jane asked about working with body symptoms. She talked about her knees - one knee felt ‘ normal ’ , the other ‘ abnormal ’ . She explained this meant her right knee felt fine, the left one she felt p…