Intentions are a very big part of therapy not only in a clinical setting but in a public setting.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the therapy that I do and the other therapies that are out there in this world. I have come to the conclusion that everything works, but it DEPENDS on the person receiving the therapy and the therapist.

What do I mean by this?

When someone is seeking out help for pain, emotional issues, etc. They are looking for someone to help them, not a certain modality. People do not seek out the service, they seek out the service provider. If someone does not like the therapist, or they do not believe in what they are doing, then the therapy will not work for that person and they will not go back to that therapist.

I believe this is the reason why there are “bad” therapists out there with thriving practices, because that therapists intentions are not to be a “bad” therapist, their intention is to help the human in front of them.

If there was only one modality that worked, then we would only have that modality and all others would be snake oil that do not work. Everyone reacts differently to different treatment

So to those therapists that are not seeing the results you want for that person, ask yourself a very important question that I ask myself everyday.

“Is this session about ME or THEM?”

Whatever the answer is, will give you what kind of outcome you will get.

When the therapist starts to believe it is about them proving their point, stroking their ego, that is when the clients/patients won’t see results. This will be frustrating for the therapist and the client/patient.

When the therapist is there as a service to the client/patient, that is when the magic happens, and the client sees and feels the results.

I hope this was helpful for my fellow therapists/trainers and remember to control the basics