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Episode 14: Danielle and Brian Part 1

Episode 14: Danielle and Brian Part 1

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When have you found yourself thinking, “Who am I to be sitting with this person who has experienced life as I haven’t”? How do we navigate that fine line where we acknowledge our cultural differences, our positionality, all while making efforts to join our client, intending to meet them where they are? In this recent interview, co-host Monica sits down with two psychotherapists, Danielle Capra, LMSW, and Brian Figueroa, LPC, as they take on some awkward moments such as how it feels to explore with a client’s parent how to be a more supportive parent - when it’s apparent you’re not a parent yourself.
In Part 1, our guests discuss how to handle that feeling of inadequacy when being sized up based on our differences, such as being half the age of our client’s parents, or whether we can relate to a military veteran when we’ve never had their experience. We explore how our decision to self-disclose must add value to the client’s work. To what degree does the specific population (e.g. teens or adults) and setting (e.g. outpatient or residential treatment) impact the appropriateness and level of our disclosure as therapists? In the end, our professional training allows our skills to do the talking and our humanness invites our own vulnerability and soft belly into the room, where we can find the words to say, “I’m just here to help”.
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