"It takes extraordinary courage to sit across from someone, let your guard drop, and say, "Here is where I hurt."-to take risk, speak vulnerably, and ask for help. As therapists, we witness that moment every day. We don't take it for granted. We feel honored and deeply blessed that we are trusted with parts of the self and elements of people's lives that are personal, private, and cherished."
"Thank you. Thank you for letting me witness you. Thank you for trusting me with your thoughts, emotions, and circumstances you've never said out loud; memories you've repressed, acted out on, or defended against; patterns you've been ashamed to admit; and longings you've been afraid to name. Thank you for showing up. Thank you for staying, even when your mind and body resisted. And thank you for doing the profoundly difficult, beautiful work of healing."
"I am honored to sit with you. I am deeply moved watching you tap into your authentic self, who is bountiful, whole, and worthy. Partnering in your evolution and transformation is a gift you give to yourself and to me. I am genuinely delighted when I see you grow into who you already were, underneath the pain. Avoidance of your emotions keeps whatever you're grappling with alive and brewing in your system. As you've become"
Therapy requires vulnerability and feels threatening to the nervous system; opening up risks rejection, shame, exposure, and loss of control. Humans are wired to protect themselves from pain rather than approach it. Sitting in therapy and facing oneself is an act of bravery that takes extraordinary courage to lower defenses, risk, speak vulnerably, and ask for help. Therapists witness and honor that courage and feel privileged to be entrusted with private parts of people's lives. Healing can address trauma, grief, self-abandonment, and survival-driven nervous-system patterns. Avoidance of emotions maintains and intensifies issues within the system.
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