Bringing our giftedness to therapy!
"Shame thrives in secrecy, and something many gifted therapists and gifted clients don't like to talk about is what they perceive as the more 'shameful' side of how their giftedness shows up in the therapeutic relationship. As adult giftedness has only recently been a topic of serious conversation (and is still quite on the fringe of traditional psychology and therapy practices), there have been few spaces to have open conversations about how our giftedness intersects with our capacity for offering healing space for others as a therapist, and how our giftedness intersects with our capacity to participate in and heal through a therapeutic relationship as a therapy client."
In the article "Bringing Our Giftedness to Therapy" on our blog, Jennifer Harvey Sallin looks at common struggles of gifted therapists and gifted therapy clients, opening the door to a more collective conversation. Healing is available for gifted therapists who have been struggling in secret, and for gifted clients who have been wondering if there will ever be a therapist who welcomes or is able to help heal their whole self, giftedness included.
?? See our images below and in the comments for common struggles that gifted clients and gifted therapists sometimes face.
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?? Read the full article, "Bringing our Giftedness to Therapy":
https://lnkd.in/dCzPT5A6
?? Learn more about gifted therapy with us: https://lnkd.in/eA23z-Gc
?? Join our upcoming Gifted Psychology 101 for Psychologists (starting soon!): https://lnkd.in/enntmA3D
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