The podcast explores the importance of dynamic listening in therapy to alleviate guilt, shame, and self-disgust. It emphasizes creating a safe space for patients, understanding emotional defense mechanisms, and delving into fantasy life and dreams for insight into the unconscious mind. The significance of active listening, empathy, and supervision in therapy sessions is highlighted.
Dynamic listening in therapy can alleviate guilt, shame, and self-disgust for patients.
Understanding emotional responses and resistance leads to deeper insights and progress in therapy.
Deep dives
Importance of Deep Listening in Therapy
Deep listening in therapy helps increase connection between the therapist and the patient. By focusing on attachment and interpersonal emotions, therapists can help individuals overcome feelings of shame and isolation. Through deep listening, patients feel understood, less alone, and more supported in exploring distressing memories and emotions.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Techniques
Psychodynamic psychotherapy emphasizes common factors across therapy modalities, highlighting the importance of listening deeply and psychodynamically. Good listening is a rare and valuable gift that promotes better understanding and connection. Helping patients feel heard and understood can alleviate their struggles with feeling unheard and unvalued.
Exploring Emotional Responses in Therapy
Listening to and understanding emotional responses like shame, anger, guilt, and fear allows therapists to identify adaptive functions behind these emotions. By deepening their understanding of these emotional reactions, therapists can help patients explore and process their feelings in a supportive environment.
Navigating Resistance in Therapy Relationships
Listening to resistance in therapy is crucial as it indicates areas where patients may struggle to move forward or discuss certain topics. Understanding and addressing resistance can lead to valuable insights and progress in therapy, promoting a deeper level of trust and collaboration between the therapist and the patient.
In this episode, Dr. Puder discusses the importance of dynamic listening with patients in order to alleviate guilt, shame, and self-disgust. Building connection with your patients is a crucial element for mental health professionals, and this episode dives into the best practices that build connection through dynamic listening for the benefit of the patient.