Listen "Be Slow, Be Lazy, Be Dumb: Essential Advice for New Therapists"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textWe explore childhood memories of our elementary school club "The Midnight Players" and share essential advice for new therapists struggling with performance anxiety in clinical sessions.• Our childhood club "Midnight Players" had airbrushed sweaters, monthly dues, and official roles including a "Sergeant-at-Arms"• Childhood clubs reveal our deep desire for belonging and community-building from an early age• Creating a supportive environment at sports tournaments shows how community forms around shared experiences• Three essential principles for new therapists: Be Slow, Be Lazy, Be Dumb• Being slow means creating spaciousness in therapy and resisting the urge to rush through client stories• Being lazy means trusting the therapeutic process rather than forcing predetermined interventions• Being "dumb" in session (while smart outside session) means approaching clients with genuine curiosity instead of presumed understanding• New therapists often try too hard to analyze clients rather than being present in the relationship• The golf lesson analogy: sometimes simpler approaches yield better results than technical overanalysisReach out to us if you're doing something innovative in the counseling field and would like to be featured on a future episode!If you have any questions about any counseling related topics or would like the twins to share their thoughts about a particular counseling case - reach out with the info below: https://thetwintherapists.com/Instagram: thetwintherapistsContact: [email protected]
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