Transforming Trauma
Championing Relational Therapeutic Solutions in a Quick-Fix World With Dr. Jonathan Shedler
Oct 4, 2023
Dr. Jonathan Shedler discusses the challenges of real-life psychotherapy and the importance of forming a therapeutic alliance. They explore misconceptions about countertransference and the impact of early relationship patterns on therapy. The chapter also emphasizes the need for meaningful, ongoing therapy and introduces the Psych-Scan test.
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- Meaningful therapy goes beyond superficial treatments and focuses on creating a working alliance with patients through mutual connection, agreement on the purpose of therapy, and understanding of the methods used.
- Countertransference, the therapist's emotional response to the patient, provides valuable information for therapy, allowing the therapist to understand the patient's experience more deeply and identify patterns in the therapy relationship that can be explored and changed.
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The Importance of Meaningful Therapy
Meaningful therapy goes beyond brief, superficial treatments and focuses on creating a working alliance with patients through mutual connection, agreement on the purpose of therapy, and understanding of the methods used. Good therapy aims to bring awareness to the patient's deep patterns of relating and attaching, which are often recreated in the therapy relationship. Countertransference, the therapist's emotional response to the patient, is a crucial source of information in therapy and should not be dismissed. Therapy requires slowing down, recognizing and understanding patterns, and providing a safe space for patients to explore and change.
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