by Jeff Levy | Dec 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
I recently received an email from a client thanking me for the work we have done together and telling me how much he had grown. In that same email, he shared he had decided to end therapy, at least for now. This isn’t the first time I’ve received such an email,...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Hey Jeff, I just realized that by the end of this month I’ll have known you for 14 years. I didn’t realize we’d been seeing each other that long. Did you?” I thought for a few seconds about Adam’s statement and question before responding. “What makes you think of...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
“I feel worse leaving this session than I did when I came in,” Paul said through tears in his eyes. “Therapy is supposed to make me feel better!” I don’t think this is helping me!” “You’re supposed to know how to make this pain stop! You’re the professional. I pay...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve never been great with silence. In my own life, I am known to be listening to music while working at my laptop, or having the television on while cleaning a room. When I used to jog regularly, I would be sure to be wearing headphones. It has been hard to sit...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week in the graduate social work class I am teaching, we had a conversation arise about whether it was acceptable to offer a client a box of Kleenex when they are crying. One supervisor had told a student not to offer Kleenex because in an implicit way, it...
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