Therapy Tips
The following may help with sessions.
Feel Safe
Make “feeling safe” your default position in the session
Consider how supported you feel inside as you are about to talk about something. Leave something for later if it feels too much right now
Feel More
Feel free to tell your therapist what you are feeling
Rather than just talking about feelings, see if you can sit with what you are feeling and experience it in the session
Give yourself some time to move through your feelings
Talk Less
Say less, but linger longer on one topic rather than glossing over several topics
Stop talking and pause for a moment
Or stop to notice your breathing – you can say you are doing these things
Other thoughts
Feel free to bring in how you feel in relation to the therapist
Do you notice any similarities between this and how you relate to others?
Create balance by noticing some of the good things in your life
Stand back, and ask yourself; Is there anything I could really do with my therapist helping me with?
