The first thing someone tells you is almost never the real issue. In this episode, Dr. Flood teaches you how to ask strategic questions that move people from surface-level statements to deeper truth.

You'll learn the five types of questions every pastor needs, how to get past the first answer, and why the question behind the question is where the real counseling work happens. Plus, practical tools for working with clients who give you word salad instead of straight answers.

This week's "Name That Pattern" introduces Word Salad and teaches you how to tell the difference between genuine mental illness and people who've just learned to sound profound without saying anything meaningful.

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