The idea of mastering your emotions is not a new one, and here I'll give you my take on some of the therapeutic approaches we've become accustomed to when it comes to helping our clients control their emotions.

I'll share a response a psychologist friend gave to the thought that it is better to 'feel the full force of your feelings and express those feelings' in therapy, as well as 3 tips you can use to plant the seed of self-mastery in your client's mind and watch them grow.

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Video highlights:
00:00 Introduction
00:08 A therapy tale for my resistant client
01:19 'No more rolling in the muck'
04:11 What do we mean by 'controlling emotion'?
06:20 Why it's not healthier to 'let it all out'
08:37 When mind metaphors are taken literally
12:49 How can we help our clients control their emotions?
12:56 Tip 1. Help them realize they can captain their own ship
16:06 Tip 2. Help your client look ahead (and back) in new ways
19:14 Tip 3. Encourage your client to get to know themselves
22:42 Recap
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++About Mark Tyrrell++

Psychology is my passion. I've been a psychotherapist trainer since 1998, specializing in brief, solution focused approaches. I now teach practitioners all over the world via our online courses.

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