Integrity matters

Psychotherapy is about making, maintaining, and deepening human connection. Therapy sessions offer the opportunity to relate deeply, to be present with another person without fear of judgement or failure.

The role of the psychotherapist is to really show up, to be fully in the room, senses alive, attuning to the person who has chosen to spend time with us. We need to be authentic, to be fully ourselves, and to be available to the client to help them do the work they want and need to do.

We can't do this unless our nervous system is calm and relaxed, fully open and receptive to the other. When we are in this ventral vagal state, we enable our clients to co-regulate with us, and to take in the calm attunement of our relational field.

Psychotherapy calls for integrity, an honesty with ourselves about how we are doing and what we are carrying. Therapists can only be available to our clients if we are also doing the work that needs to be done within our own psyche. This job calls us to continually reflect at depth, to continually learn, and to continually change. If we are not open to transformation then how can we enable clients to transform?

Clinical supervision is an important aspect of the way we conduct ourselves as psychotherapists and counsellors. Working with our supervisor to ensure we are noticing what is happening and are taking action to work with ourselves when we need to is an essential part of integrity, and integrity matters.

If you are a qualified #psychotherapist or #counsellor who wants to work with integrity and presence with your clients, get in touch on 10325 790495 or fjchrichard@gmaIl.com to talk about how clinical supervision with me may assist and underpin your authentic practice.

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