Future History For 2012

I'm still working through the Lacan epilogue of reading line by line, 'a complicated type of psychotherapy', a friend Gloria B., seems to remind me, however, I am determined to get my head around it.

In the meantime, I thought that I would indulge in a Change Your Mind coaching seminar for 20 hours over one weekend with plenty of NLP and Timeline Therapy, in January.  Well I was out of it for a week, but realise the power of resilience it has given me now for challenges for 2012 in my future history.  I guess I was setting myself up for getting rid of obstacles much sooner rather than later as they pop up.

I find myself working on the areas of career, business and finance these days, that is, getting myself settled in GP Counselling work and getting my own private practice on track.  You might ask, what's happened to the poetry?  It's very much alive, I can tell you, it's all inside and bursting to come out and I will find a way to integrate it into therapy work as I originally intended on starting this blog, and as a supervisor once emphasised.  In my view you can't beat self expression and there is a modern view it's intertwined for finding words that may be inexpressable verbally.

Now that I am a bit more concious how I spend my time, it's been all about going to beneficial seminars and networks that will help tap into the diamonds that I already have, as an experienced businessman tactfully reminded me of the other day.  Thank you Michael P.

Talking about relevant seminars, it was a delight to attend the Tavistock in February, for a talk entitled "On Arrogance" by Alfred Bion, and to hear the perspective of the speaker on 'orientation', and I may share my notes with you later.

Also at the Institute of Psychiatry in March, there was a lively debate on whether Psychoanalysis was just history, even a comedy, and whether CBT was the preferred evidenced based treatment?  Although there seemed to be no argument about Psychodynamic Therapy!  Thank goodness.  Well I was happy to find a seat in the auditorium that was packed right down the front, but did find myself thinking to ask the question, "I wonder whether the patient would really care, especially if they had a good relationship with their therapist"?  All in all, I find myself going 'neck and neck' with my psychotherapy and coaching training, despite the different view around on what works.

Even though I tend to work as an Integrative and Psychodynamic Counsellor, it's not uncommon to address myself as an Integrated Therapist-Coach, mixing a number of models of therapy to bring about effectiving lasting therapy by break through, time-limited interventions.

Now that you know how my start to the year has been may be I can share my notes "On Arrogance".