Difficult Conversations in the Therapy Room
We want our clients to feel safe and connected with us. We tend to believe that we should offer unconditional positive regard and support our clients no matter what they’re doing or not doing, because their problems are often rooted in unresolved developmental trauma. We want to be present and attuned, authentic and relational. But this stance can be challenging to maintain with some of our clients or in complicated clinical situations.
The Pressure to Be Nice: Women, Boundaries, and EMDR Therapy
This episode explores the complex relationship between women, societal expectations to “be nice,” and how these dynamics show up in the EMDR therapy room. Whether you’re a therapist or a client, we unpack how people-pleasing, boundary-setting, and emotional safety intersect during trauma processing.