Therapy, Feelings Jason Scriven Therapy, Feelings Jason Scriven

Beyond Good and Fine

When a therapist asks, "How are you arriving today?" or "What's happened since our last session?" they're not making small talk. They're extending an invitation to enter different territory—the landscape beyond pleasant fictions.

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Anger, Therapy, CBT Jason Scriven Anger, Therapy, CBT Jason Scriven

the anger illusion

Here's something most of us get wrong about anger.

We confuse the emotion with the behavior it triggers. Think about it. You get angry. You react badly. You feel ashamed.

So what do you do? You make a vow - "I'll never get angry again." As if that were possible.

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Safe space, Therapy, Directive Jason Scriven Safe space, Therapy, Directive Jason Scriven

The client is not always the hero

We therapists create a space that's free of judgment. A place where whatever you say or do or think doesn't diminish you in our eyes. That's essential. It's the foundation of trust.

But here's where it gets tricky: sometimes, in our effort to create that safe space, we tip too far. We cast you as the hero of your own story, without question or accountability.

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