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Archive for April, 2012
Ceiling Magma!!!
9 years
by scjody
in Uncategorized
Liz & I put some holes in the walls and ceilings last Caturday as part of my renovation planning. It took Magma 6 days to figure out how to get up into the ceiling, but here he is! Meow!
A good therapist
9 years
by scjody
in Uncategorized
I found this printed on a dead tree and was going to send it to a friend, but I figured more people could benefit from it if I posted it here:
Here’s what you should look for in a good therapist. Some good signs are:
- Someone you know says this therapist has helped her with a similar problem in concrete ways.
- The therapist offers a plan that focuses on helping you reach the goals you’ve set, and it’s clear to you how what the therapist does will help you reach your goals.
- This therapist uses a variety of methods depending on your problem and who you are.
- You have an ongoing sense that this therapist is more often than not helping you feel better in your life and helping your life work better.
Some bad signs are:
- There’s no change in your life or how you feel or what you do after four sessions, or things actually get worse.
- The therapist seems uninterested in the concrete realities of your current life.
- The therapist is focused exclusively on ways you’ve been damaged, instead of on your needs or strengths.
- The therapist seems to have one all-purpose theory or “answer” that explains everything.