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How Improv theater is like therapy | NASW Member Voices

Social Work Blog

I’m a mere therapist, but if I could share one piece of life advice with anyone, it would be this: Take an improv class. And, improv teachers and therapists cultivate an environment of support, empathy, validation, and a space to improve skills. Both disciplines aim for presence of mind and spirit.

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The Delicate Balancing of the Couples Therapist

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Most forms of psychotherapy require that the therapist perform a “delicate balancing act” between competing forces. In Neurodynamic Couples Therapy, there are primarily three areas in which the delicate balancing of the couples therapist is required for therapeutic success.

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Expectations

American Board of Clinical Social Work

What do prospective clients look for when seeking a new therapist? Empathy is a vital quality for a therapist, as are good social skills and high ethical standards. How do former clients rate this therapist? Credentials, education level, years of experience, and specialization are all important.

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The "Sameness" of Intimate Partners

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Our right brains are attracted to mates who already possess the potential ability to have perfect empathy for our inner worlds. I have consistently found in my work with couples that partners have experienced highly similar trauma and have stored highly similar unmetabolized emotions from their childhoods.

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The "Sameness" of Intimate Partners

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Our right brains are attracted to mates who already possess the potential ability to have perfect empathy for our inner worlds. I have consistently found in my work with couples that partners have experienced highly similar trauma and have stored highly similar unmetabolized emotions from their childhoods.

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Therapeutic Response to Needed Conflicts

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Too often couple conflicts make therapists anxious, and they prematurely shut down the most fertile ground for empathy and understanding. This should be an end-goal for the work; not the first reaction from the therapist. But this isn’t often the case, unless the therapist is working in a domestic violence setting.

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Mining Conflicts

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Every therapist will have their own ways of expressing their exploration questions and reflections. Therapist — “I’m not sure what you mean by ‘right’. Therapist — “I’d like to know what you mean when you use the word ‘monster’. Therapist — “What isn’t worth it? Needless to say, these are my words–merely suggestions.