In the aftermath of trauma, getting to the heart of your client’s pain can be complex – especially when that client is caught in a defense response pattern that trauma researchers often identify as please and appease. For many clients, chronic people-pleasing bleeds into every relationship. . . . . . and when that includes […]
Four Key Components of Confronting a Narcissistic Personality – with Ellyn Bader, PhD
When it comes to confronting a client’s pattern of narcissism or grandiosity, it’s safe to say you might meet with some pushback along the way. So to up your chances of success (and also mitigate the risk of damage to the therapeutic relationship), it can be helpful to pad your treatment plan with a few […]
Working with Emotional Triggers and Trauma – with Bill O’Hanlon, LMFT
When a client is at the mercy of their emotional triggers… … it can leave them feeling powerless whenever painful traumatic memories resurface. So, in the video below, Bill O’Hanlon, LMFT shares the strategy he’s used to help his clients gain emotional control over the traumatic memories that keep them stuck. Have a look. […]
Strategies for Working with Narcissism – with Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD
For many practitioners, working with narcissism can trigger responses within that make the therapeutic relationship difficult. Not only that, but in the face of a client’s grandiosity, arrogance, or devaluing attacks, it’s often challenging to even figure out where to start. So in the video below, Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD gets into one rapport-building strategy that […]