When listening to a trauamtic storyline an SEP’s questions and reflections influence what a client pays attention to. Here is a simple map to help guide your responses to different categories of story elements. From “I Can” to “I Want” to “Not Me”, it’s helpful if you’ve thought about what we’re most interested in supporting
The first sign of something being different is often the start of a trail worth following (for as long as it provides good “information scent”). Things that stand out are a call to our attention. Here is a little list of things that should stand out to SE Practitioners in SE Sessions, told with a
We can focus our attention on any number of things…the worst case scenario, what’s “off”, what we still have left to do. We can also choose one of my favorites: Cheering for things when they’re in the right direction. No matter how small, every little step in the right direction deserves a cheer.
Around the time that chronic troubles begin backing off people have the opportunity of getting on “The Upward Trend.” It’s a nervous system thing as much as anything else but it’s nice to talk about some of the elements behind it…like consistent sleep and good choices in friends and partnership. It’s also a good thing to
Summary: Staying in the Session can be difficult when you start thinking “I’m not going to be able to do Somatic Experiencing with this person.” Banish the thought! Stay in the Session, that’s the only way to be present for when something new happens that you can work with.