The craft · Intuitions
Under the therapist's cape: the intuitions that drive the work
What is intuition, and how does it show up in the setting of therapy or social work?
To answer this question, the resolutive strategic method proposes, with Yara Doumit Naufal, a conceptualisation of the practitioner’s three styles of intuition.
I explain this conceptualisation in the video below — in French.
How to cite this article
Besse, J. (2022, February 27). Under the therapist's cape: the intuitions that drive the work. Complexe Systémique. https://app.complexe-systemique.com/en_GB/articles/under-the-therapist-s-cape-the-intuitions-that-drive-the-work
To go further
- The 6 mistakes that can harm our clients without our knowingThe blind spots of the practitioner's stance.
- Supervision in systemic therapyThe space where the therapist puts their intuitions and doubts to work.
- Neutrality in therapy: deconstructing a myth?Can the therapist really be neutral about what they feel in the session?
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