The Work Before the Movement
I am not going to give you five exercises to make your client Push, Reach, or Yield by the end of the session.
Sometimes the movement you see belongs two sessions from now.
Sometimes it belongs sixteen sessions from now.
Sometimes your work for the next six months is to help the client develop the capacity that will make the movement possible.
Imagine trying to pour a gallon of water into a four-ounce cup.
The water is not bad. The cup is not failing.
But the system cannot yet hold what you are offering.
Sophisticated treatment planning asks:
How do I help this person build the capacity to receive what I already know they need?
That may mean:
helping the client understand the pattern without feeling pathologized;
orienting protective parts to the direction of the work;
grieving what was developmentally absent;
building a secure relational template inside therapy;
separating an adult desire from a child’s survival need;
and helping the therapist tolerate the discomfort of not forcing the visible outcome.
This is not passive therapy. It is precise therapy.
And it requires leadership, the kind that can hold a direction without overpowering the client’s pace.
That is the work we are doing in Movement Vocabulary: From Insight to Implementation.
Thursday, August 27
12:00–1:15pm PM ET
Live + replay
$97 [the price goes up to $147 after]
If you are looking for a quick technique, this will not be the room for you.
If you want to learn how deep transformation is actually built, I would love to have you there.
Esther
AND...since I am geeking out on this, the first 10 therapists who register may submit one brief, de-identified case question and receive a personalized audio response from me. [we've got a few of these slots left]. As soon as you sign up, just hit reply to the email with your question to grab you feedback slot].
[JOIN MOVEMENT VOCABULARY: FROM INSIGHT TO IMPLEMENTATION]
P.S. If you’ve already watched Movement Vocabulary, you’re in very good company. This will help you take all you learned and bring you further into the nuance of actually applying it to your clinical work...and see your clients soften into the work [and feel the shifts, immediately.]
P.P.S. If you haven’t watched Movement Vocabulary yet, you can start here:
