More About Diane’s Core Therapeutic Techniques. Continued from the main Therapy page.
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ISTDP, continued.
Of course, all therapists try to pay attention to you. But in ISTDP, we offer a different kind of listening and intervention.
You can’t do anything about a habit of mind that you don’t see. In ISTDP, I help you see those habits, so you can make different choices and face the feelings you avoided in the present and the past. This is not criticism; helping you observe automatic behaviors that are hurting you lets you gain control over harmful trains of thought, unhelpful points of view, or damaging courses of action that you may not have noticed before. Once we together identify these unhelpful habits, we will also help you turn away from those habits and find healthy alternatives. All change involves facing something that makes us anxious and uncomfortable. With my help, you will be able to tolerate this anxiety for the sake of your own growth. Consider whether you are willing to face what you usually avoid so you can accomplish your goals. Remember, you don’t have to face the discomfort alone; I’ll be right there with you. I can teach you new ways of managing your anxiety and taking charge of yourself more effectively. This therapy is a true collaboration. Your hard work will pay off as we co-create a relationship for real change. In many other forms of psychotherapy, empathy from the therapist allows you to experience temporary relief from symptoms or to achieve a certain level of understanding. While those are positive benefits, they don’t necessarily lead to real and lasting change. In ISTDP, our task is to help you overcome your specific difficulties and achieve your goals as quickly as possible. Time is the most valuable resource we have, and it is very limited. We must take care not to waste it, especially when the purpose of therapy is to achieve what you want. |
Is the way you are handling your current difficulties helping you experience a genuine shift in your thinking, feeling, behaviors, and attitude? ISTDP therapy might be an effective tool for meeting your goals and improving your life quality.
Common goals that may be addressed effectively with ISTDP treatment include:
Sessions are completely confidential. They are typically videotaped (with your agreement) so your therapist can later observe the video to offer you the best possible treatment, receive consultation from trained experts, and provide you with immediate feedback. To get started, contact me here. ISTDP was originally developed by Dr. Habib Davanloo. For more information, see this overview. |
Control-Mastery, continued.
How does the Control Mastery Approach help us regain control over our lives? The first step is that you and I build an atmosphere of safety, respect, trust, and acceptance, so you can begin to experiment with behaviors and attitudes you previously had to suppress in order to make certain relationships work. We create a place where you can safely test taking emotional risks.
Even if you have a traumatic relationship background, Control Mastery can help you build your capacity to tolerate more discomfort, gradually, at a pace you can truly manage, while still making progress toward your goals. This practice helps build new neural pathways in the brain and increase your resilience, so you can begin to change your life outside of the counseling room. As you learn to value your right to be genuinely yourself, you become unwilling to settle for unfulfilling work or |
unhappy relationships. Instead, you develop the courage to speak up on your own behalf, take important emotional risks in your relationships, and make other changes that help you create a more satisfying personal and work life.
Control Mastery is particularly well suited for people who have difficulty being effectively assertive, suffer from low-grade depression and anxiety, have sacrificed important personal and professional goals, have experienced some form of relationship trauma, or feel that they have “lost themselves.” To get started, contact me here. Control-Mastery Theory (CMT) was originated by Hal Sampson and Joe Weiss. For more information about CMT, see this introduction (opens in a new tab/window). |
P.A.C.T., continued.
How does P.A.C.T. enable you to achieve growth and fulfillment in your relationship?
As your P.A.C.T. therapist, I will conduct a very thorough assessment of your relationship difficulties. I will work actively with you and your partner to track what’s unfolding moment-by-moment in your conversations, provide immediate feedback on the difficulties, and occasionally stage interventions, for example by simulating disagreements you typically have |
and teaching you how to navigate these encounters quickly and effectively. I will also help you and your partner better understand how to soothe each other, fast.
To get started, contact me here. P.A.C.T. was created by Stan Tatkin. For more information about P.A.C.T., see this description (opens in a new tab/window). |