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Old Sep 12, 2008, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by _Sky View Post
going to a session to just sit and color on the floor isn't really therapy.
I think just sitting on the floor coloring could be very therapeutic if that's what the client needs. I remember one time in therapy I needed to just kick back because the last few sessions had been very intense. My T and I spent much of the hour discussing energy psychology and watching Laurel and Hardy videos on his laptop. (When else could we discuss energy psychology? It's not like I see him outside of his office, so our only chance is during our session.) At one point he said, well, we haven't really done much psychotherapy today. I guess this was an invitation for me to bring up anything I needed to talk about, but I ignored him. And kept watching Laurel and Hardy with him. Sometimes we just need what we need!
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