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Diagnosis and Trauma-informed care

3/30/2019

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Recently, a new psychotherapy client asked me: “What’s my diagnosis?” This certainly is a valid and appropriate question as you’re embarking upon therapy. However, a formal DSM-5 diagnosis rarely, if ever, captures the entire story; moreover, from a trauma-informed point of view, it can distort and pathologize a person’s suffering.

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Listening

1/20/2019

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In my work, I have found that the art of listening is powerful. In bodywork, we use a skill called palpation, which is really a form of deep listening using your hands. In psychotherapy, too, the simple act of witnessing, truly hearing someone’s story, without expectation or judgment, can be transformative.
 
Just like any other skill, listening well is something that can be cultivated. It is the yin to the yang of any finely crafted expression.

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    Psychotherapist providing mindfulness-based somatically oriented psychotherapy

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