“I Don’t Mean To Be Mean But…”
How is it possible that when we are not our best “therapeutic” self can lead to a good outcome? In the last post, Develop Good Taste, I talked about the benefits of listening to...
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Problem Solvers and Problem Finders
“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” ~ Pablo Picasso Some of the best clinical supervisors I know are not just good problem solvers, but they are highly perceptive problem finders. Why...
What It Means to Be At The Frontier
When you are at the frontier, you feel alive. Being at the frontier, you experience an interplay between being awakened and a sense of surrender.
10 Things to Avoid in Deliberate Practice
“Those who control their passion and make it work for them have presence. Those who fail to control their passion look like excited, nervous teenagers. Those who have no passion at all have no...
Everyone Needs a Coach
I was consulting with an agency just last week, and one of the therapists said this to me, “I want to get better. This is important… If I don’t know this about my outcomes,...
Repairable Models: It’s Time We Fix This
Try opening up your latest iPhone or Samsung mobile device. It’s near impossible. That’s because tech giants are making phones harder to repair. Apple insists that their iPhones are so complicated that third-party repairers...
Three Ways to Develop First Principles in Your Clinical Practice
Try this little thought experiment: Take a piece of paper, and in the next 2-3mins, in no more than 2-3 paragraphs, write down your philosophy of what guides you in therapy. Most of us...
Specific Ways to Build a Portfolio of Mentors
In a previous post, I advocated the need to go beyond seeking the help from one individual. It is up to you to Build a Portfolio of Mentors. It doesn’t happen to you; it’s...
I Get the Goose Bumps…
I get the goose bumps when I hear the type of questions discerning therapists raise at my workshops. It strikes me every time not only because these are the questions I’ve been pondering about...
Do Not Seek Out A Supervisor
Seek out a portfolio of supervisors, mentors and coaches. The apprenticeship model of clinical supervision certainly has its merits. It takes us beyond what we read and what we derive from experience in clinical practice....
How Do You Get Better at Receiving Feedback?
“How was your meal sir?” “Fine, thanks.” I lied. Five minutes into the meal, the waitress comes back to me. She’s wondering why I haven’t touched my pasta one bit since she last enquired.
Three Types of Knowledge, and Why This Matters in Psychotherapy
Information does not equal to transformation. When I was in secondary school, I had a good friend who seemed to morph every time we return from our month-long school holidays. For the rest of...
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