Resistance in Counseling and Psychotherapy
BackJeffrey T. Guterman describes the progressive reconceptualization of the concept of resistance in counseling and psychotherapy.
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Uploaded: March 3, 2007 at 6:27 pm
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Length: 00:05:42
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nadsab1 (November 20, 2008 at 11:58 pm)
This causes the therapist to believe that rejection on the part of the client towards the therapy is not due to the clients belief that she or he is wasting money on a snake oil psychotherapy huckster, but rather that the therapist has something helpful to offer, other than a pile of psychobabble laced with self aggrandizing pomposity.
nadsab1 (November 20, 2008 at 11:56 pm)
The concept of resistance in psychotherapyy is the narcissistic skewed perception of the psychotherapist which is caused by the denial of the therapists own impotence as a self aggrandizing healer who likes to listen to himself talk.
PaulAustraliaTeam (August 17, 2008 at 9:11 am)
Thanks for this I have listen to this a few times now and added it to my Video log.
newyorktherapy (January 29, 2008 at 3:37 pm)
Resistence to change is natural. But I believe its driven by the fact that the client therapist relationship is not a good fit. And way back when, there were only so many counselors practicing. Now you have choices! And the opportunity to find a good counselor that fits your personality and understands how to correctly minimize your natural resistence.
JINSARA7 (January 13, 2008 at 7:22 pm)
What happened when the horse realized that it had been tricked and how would an individual respond to this method.
jguterman (January 13, 2008 at 7:49 pm)
PART I:
Good question. Milton Erikson told the story of the horse in his writings, and I did not get the horse's reaction after it was led into the barn. As for individuals, the point of Erikson's horse tale is that change is often easier when we go with the resistance.
Good question. Milton Erikson told the story of the horse in his writings, and I did not get the horse's reaction after it was led into the barn. As for individuals, the point of Erikson's horse tale is that change is often easier when we go with the resistance.
jguterman (January 13, 2008 at 7:50 pm)
PART II:
Erikson's story is both a literal and allegorical example to show how sometimes how best efforts can take us further and further away from the desired outcome. Sometimes when we go with resistance, the inclination to not change, we are then able to somehow move forward.
Erikson's story is both a literal and allegorical example to show how sometimes how best efforts can take us further and further away from the desired outcome. Sometimes when we go with resistance, the inclination to not change, we are then able to somehow move forward.
JINSARA7 (January 13, 2008 at 9:43 pm)
If met with resistance, then clearly that individual is not ready for change, a person cannot be made to change, your mind is your most powerful tool, a person can want to change. choice!! it's a basic human right isn't it?.
JINSARA7 (January 13, 2008 at 9:30 pm)
Is it not more beneficial to have the individual's trust and have them taking steps by choice rather than 'horse method?
cchurley20 (April 26, 2007 at 7:24 am)
first I acknowledge the resistance. The client and I agree he/she doesn't want to be in session. I'll say that they can sit there, and not say anything if they choose for the entire session, and I'll do the talking for them. essentially putting "words in their mouth." Clients will often open up and say, "that's not what I''d say," or "I wouldn't say it like that." Now we're talking!