Growth Has Its Own Pace

Berne once said, “Evolving is also hard work” (Berne, 1968).

Personally, I resonated deeply with this idea in my own therapy. I had to “rip off the bandage” in order to tend to the wound properly — and I accepted that it would be painful. In my experience as a psychotherapist, this approach has worked well for some of my clients. For others, different approaches have been more effective. Hard work does not

necessarily — or always — lead to internal change.

So how does this help you? Once we get to know each other, you will show me — whether verbally or not — what your pace is. In the therapeutic relationship, we will discover together what works for you, because each of us is unique, with our own healing pace, our own resistances, and our own defense mechanisms.

“For some, change comes more easily from a place where their inner strength is acknowledged, rather than from a place of weakness.”(Gouldings, 1976)

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