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Filled with give and take and my feelings and his self disclosure sprinkled throughout, him sharing with me about anger and little bits from his own marriage and divorce

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Wow, what was this like for you? Has he ever self disclosed like that before. That is so different that what I'm used to... but it sounds as though it was very effective for you and he really knows how to use disclosure so that it works out for your benefit.

I really like how you came in with a set plan to do EMDR but instead he is so willing to meet you where you are at and go with the flow of the session.

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During this interchange, I remember posing a question, something like, "is it good for me to be feeling this way (angry)? Because it doesn't feel good to feel this way." He responded, "well, I can answer that 2 ways. I can be a therapist and tell you yes, it's progress and it's healthy to be feeling it, and we can sit in that feeling together, and really let you experience it. That could go on for many sessions. But the last few sessions you have been feeling it, and I can tell how hard it is for you, and I want to respond as a healer, not as a therapist, because I'm a healer above all else. We can do EMDR together and you can heal from the wounds that are causing your pain and anger. I think you've sat in it enough. Are you ready to heal?"

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That is so cool. Really. I am so fascinated with the different ways in which our Ts help us, and this is one of the best I've come across lately.... to put the focus on healing, above all else. Again, so different than what I do with my T, in which the focus of the anger is to experience it, sit through it, and work through the transference of it. Oh ILOVETHERAPY and all the different approaches.

Thanks for sharing this Sunny.