Therapeutic goal
A jointly agreed shift by which we both know whether anything is happening.
Why it matters
»To feel better« isn’t a goal, because it can’t be recognised. »To fall asleep in the evening without turning over for two hours first« is. Measurability isn’t bureaucracy; without it the process is easily lost.
What we do with it in therapy
We set goals early and review them along the way. They change — often the first goal turns out to be the doorway to another.
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Hope
Not the belief that things will be good, but the perception that a path exists and that you are able to walk it.
Vagal tone
A measure of how much influence the settling branch of the nervous system has on your body.
Suicidal thoughts
Thoughts that it would be easier if you weren't here — more common than is spoken about, and always worth a conversation.
