What makes a place safe to talk? Psychotherapy and the frame. Robert Rowland Smith & Mark Vernon

19/05/2023 35 min
What makes a place safe to talk? Psychotherapy and the frame. Robert Rowland Smith & Mark Vernon

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Safety, confidentiality and trust are key parts of psychotherapy. That almost goes without needing to be said. But what is enabled by these qualities of the frame? How do they open up less conscious thoughts and feelings? In this second conversation about psychotherapy, Robert Rowland Smith and Mark Vernon explore this space of real encounter, which is paradoxically safe so as to allow the less safe to emerge. They ask how the frame feels sacred, how it can be spoiled or abused, and how it might enable the rebirth of souls.For more on Robert - https://www.robertrowlandsmith.comFor more on Mark - https://www.markvernon.comFor more on the Philosophy Slam - https://www.philosophyslam.net

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