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If you prefer, seek a therapist who knows how to deal with secrets. This will be a person of mercy, with no particular drum to bang about right and wrong, who knows the difference between guilt and remorse and about the nature of grieving and resurrection of spirit.
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés • Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
In January 1964, in a final attempt to bring the family closer together again, PKD, Anne and the children were baptised into the Episcopal Church. A month later they were confirmed. However, things remained difficult between Anne and PKD. Their therapist felt that the relationship would benefit from having separate councillors and PKD was allocated
... See moreAnthony Peake • A Life of Philip K. Dick: The Man Who Remembered the Future
The original trauma is the shattering of the incoming spirit’s attention, usually before birth.
Steven Kessler • The 5 Personality Patterns: Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity

I believe now that the same principle is true in this type of counseling: the counselor’s personality dictates his counseling approach.
Irvin D. Yalom • When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel Of Obsession
Benjamin Hardy • Personality Isn't Permanent
The training of competent trauma therapists involves learning about the impact of trauma, abuse, and neglect and mastering a variety of techniques that can help to (1) stabilize and calm patients down, (2) help to lay traumatic memories and reenactments to rest, and (3) reconnect patients with their fellow men and women.
Bessel van der Kolk • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

In my work with people in the helping professions, I have often been confronted with a childhood history that seems significant to me. • There was a mother* who at the core was emotionally insecure and who depended for her equilibrium on her child’s behaving in a particular way. This mother was able to hide her insecurity from her child and from ev
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