by Benjamin Schoendorff | Feb 27 2017 | Blog, Professionnal
When a client relapses By Benjamin Schoendorff Sue had been doing great. A small, plucky lady beset by panic attacks, she had completed twelve sessions of beautiful and meaningful therapy that had helped her face her anxiety with compassion and kindness. I had been...
by Benjamin Schoendorff | Feb 23 2017 | Blog, Professionnal
10 years of ACT By Benjamin Schoendorff Ten years ago, I was training to become a CBT therapist. I had a strong interest in mindfulness. When my life was chaotic, back in 1994, a friend had taken me to a Zen dojo in a small Paris backstreet. There, in a small and...
by Benjamin Schoendorff | Feb 10 2017 | Blog, Professionnal
Stop Taking Your Client's Problems Home With You By Benjamin Schoendorff Taking your clients’ problems home with you is bad for you. It may not even be the best way to help them get better. Here’s why. Kayla is depressed. She has been in therapy with you for a few...
by Benjamin Schoendorff | Jan 12 2017 | Blog, Professionnal
ACT Matrix and Trauma By Benjamin Schoendorff John came to consult me for marital and work difficulties. He doesn’t recognize himself. He gets angry at his kids and wife, and just got fired from his work after a blowout at his boss. As we start working together, he...
