Full Living

Advice is best received from seriously wise people. It is not the job of a therapist to be a fountain of wisdom. We often know little about how our therapist lives their life. If we are to seek out advice in life, it should be from folks whose lives we have seen and admired.

We can’t rely on therapists to be fountains of wisdom. What we should be able to count on is that they are trained and attuned to noticing/reading language, behaviors, dreams, patterns, inconsistencies, associations, absences, gestures, shifts in mood and speech, etc. that can alert us to information our unconscious might have about what it ailing us.

A well-educated psychotherapist knows a thing or two about how the unconscious operates and can help us to learn its ways, decode its messages, listen to its urges. This is not so that our unconscious can become our master. Quite the opposite; it is so that we can have open dialogue with our unconscious mind instead of having it insert itself, unbeknownst to us, because we are not listening to its needs and truths.

If you are interesting in more about the distinction between providing counsel and psychotherapy, check out this blog on the topic https://fullliving.com/counseling-isnt-psychotherapy/

Yep, couples fight about the same thing over and over. Here is thing: that is by design. How else are you going to solve it?

Partners routinely get into fights that bewilder them. In large part, because they are speaking different languages from different micro societies! They are attempting to enact certain relational patterns, dances, recreated from the childhood experiences. Our uncounsious helps us pick a partner based on early childhood patterns, in a repetition compulsion.

The good news is that repetition invites an opportunity for us to study the moves of our particular style of dance, and that of our partners. Couples therapy is a tool for sstudying our own patterns, like sociologists.

If curious about how your early childhood relationships effect your choice of partner, check out my blog, "Psychotherapist as a Dance Archeologist."

If you are interested in connecting with an individual or couples therapist in PA for serious therapy work, schedule a free initial consultation at www.fullliving.com

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Psychedelics pair well with music for sure...but with psychotherapy?

I won't make my argument here, because I made it in my book and a 15 minute $1 video except you can listen to from my Full LIving: KAP Education and Training Resources.

Link in the bio or at www.fullliving.com

Here is a question about couples work with ketamine!

While much of the work with do with ketamine is meant to send the tripper into an internal commune with their inner healer, we also use it with couples.

Lowered defenses, a calmer nervous system, and increased neuroplasticity make for a soften, more fluid conversation.

Start with a quick 15 minute consultation to see if you are eligible. www.fullliving.com

Psychotherapy isn't a crisis management tool.

No one needs to be in an active state of crises to go to individual or couples therapy. In fact, when a crisis is happening, that is all we can help you with. When you aren't in crises, that is when we can do some real work.

You don't have to earn the right to seek support by reaching a breaking point. Growth, healing, and curiosity are reason enough.

If you need a real therapist, for serious contemplation, contact me for a free initial consultaion so I can match you with a therapist in PA. www.fullliving.com

A retreat is a great way to step out of your life for a second. But if it is a psychotherapy retreat, the goal is so that you can more solidly return to your life, with grace and spaciousness, increased resilience, aligned with you best self.

Do yourself a favor. Take a break. But a deep, rich, satiating break, not just away from the burdens of life, but to learn something new about how to carry your burdens differently.

Join us this Fall for our next Becoming Your Own Ally: A Ketamine Supported Group experience. We pull out all the stops to give it the feel of a retreat, but without the costs. Learn more at https://fullliving.com/becoming-your-own-ally/ or schedule a quick free initial consultation to check on your eligibility.