As clinicians who assist and walk clients through the difficult process of engaging their felt distress, we should be the first one’s to practice what we preach. There are several reasons why this is so important…

Feelings reveal critical information about an aspect of your experience. Our self-awareness isn’t capable of processing the innumerable signals and information occurring within and without our body. Feelings provide a secondary information system…

The better we self-regulate, the easier it is to prioritize the needs of the other in relationship. The better we feel attended to, the easier it is to regulate ourselves. The reciprocal process continues to reinforce itself. The same is true of disconnection…

The three different classifications of feelings ASR proposes maps directly onto the neurophysiological states described by Polyvagal Theory. Here’s how…

Most folks like to hide their flaws. But when it comes to therapy, knowing what a modality can’t do is as important as knowing what it can do. Where does ASR struggle? Let me tell you…

Attunement is a powerful tool to affect experiential change in clients. It’s powerful effect is tempered by its capacity for potential harm. Misattunement can leave clients more injured if we’re not careful. Here’s how to create safety in attunement.

“How does that make you feel?” is a common question therapists ask. ASR therapists don’t stop at the first question. It is not just the feeling disclosure we are looking for. We also ask the second best question…

“Change the thought, change the behavior” has a been the gold standard for therapy for some time. Systemic therapists, however, recognize the recursive influence of each person’s felt experiences upon the other…

Constructed narratives explain why we have a particular a feeling in the context of our environment and experience. These narratives generally are self-focused and excluded important information. They also drive our interactional behaviors…

There are many ways to access a neural construct (often referred to as a part of self). Accessing through the feeling allows for a more visceral access point. It is also the part of the construct we tend to struggle with the most…

Ever have a client's response strike you as odd, not for how it gets bigger, but because something that should be there seems missing? Here’s how to find what’s hiding from you…

Constructing empathy is an important component in ASR. Rather than hope and pray for empathy to occur naturally, we help it along. ASR has a few different options to help construct empathy…

Constructing empathy is an important component in ASR. Rather than hope and pray for empathy to occur naturally, we help it along. ASR has a few different options to help construct empathy…

Constructing empathy is an important component in ASR. Rather than hope and pray for empathy to occur naturally, we help it along. ASR has a few different options to help construct empathy…

We hear a lot about client autonomy. It’s important to protect clients’ freedom to choose their life. We hear less about client dependency. Because clients cannot solve their problem on their own, they are dependent on the therapist to guide them to healing and freedom. Navigating the balance between dependency and autonomy can be tricky…

ASR is a modality that combines the core principles found in other modalities. To fight to claim their space within the therapeutic world, modern modalities have differentiated themselves by narrowing their focus to help them stand out of the pack. ASR does the opposite…

Our brain is a connection machine. It stores data and associates relevant information together. These neural pathways form structures of associations we call neural constructs. Specific cues activate specific neural constructs the brain believes are associated with the cue. Part of the memory component of the construct is a backup memory of who we were when it was formed. This is called a self-state…

Much of therapy is looking for blocks to healthy functioning. We work to shift these blocks from maladaptive to responsive. In essence, blocks don't keep you from the work of therapy. They are a significant part of the work. What prevents connection? What limits emotional…

I’m so glad you asked! Attuned Systemic Repair is a fully integrative, multi-systemic therapy. Here’s what that means…