What happens in the room between counselor and client? What influence do we have on them, intentional or unintentional. whether we are aware of it or not? What influence do they have on us?
Beyond theory and technique, these questions lie at the heart of productive counseling and psychotherapy.
Carl G. Jung considered countertransference - which involved the shared experience of unconscious content - a cornerstone of his work with patients. What he meant by this is that it is both our internal experience as well as our external experience in session that provides significant keys to healing and growth in depth-oriented psychotherapy.
This perspective is unfortunately often overlooked or ignored in most graduate mental health programs. Prevalent supervision models, understandably, are structured around an emphasis on counseling basics and ethical concerns. To address this lack of resources, I am excited to offer Consultation Services to mental health professionals seeking a depth perspective in their work with clients. I am available to both licensed professionals and interns/associates.
The focus of this consultation is on the therapist’s experience in session and what is transpiring between therapist and client, often under the surface. How do we best show up for our clients? How do we stay present and in what ways do we break contact? How are we affected and how do we resist being affected? We will give attention to present-moment experiences in session - somatic, emotional, and imaginal.
If you are interested in developing an informed approach to depth-oriented psychotherapy (with a distinct Jungian emphasis) or simply learning more about yourself as a mental health professional, I encourage you reach out to me at my contact link below.