What dissociation looks like in the therapy room

[@laurab6432]

So true. Having a grounding technique imposed is a 'do to' dynamic and highlights a power imbalance. The dynamics of trauma... our bodies being 'done to'. And recovery is the reversal of the dynamics of trauma. Another fab video as always Carolyn.

[@ILoveFountainPensCdn]

As a person with dissociation, I greatly appreciate your videos. They really ring true. I hope that more therapists see your videos. They would truly benefit from these real world examples and knowledge. Thank you. 😊

[@ACJ-u2i]

I like her soft tone! It feels so nice and organic to listen to - not so yelly.

[@saloire1]

So informative. And not only helpful from the more practical POV, but also reminds those of us with our own experiences of dissociation to stay really close to the client’s frame of reference rather than retreating into our own.

[@annedaniels911]

Love your work 🌷

[@erstwhile3793]

Subscribed. I learned more about my own dissociation from this brief video, than I’ve learned anywhere else. By relating what you’ve said here with how my own therapist responds when I dissociate, I just gained a really helpful insight about what dissociation feels like for me. Because, as you said, when I do it, I lose awareness of myself and my physiology…but the irony is that I become highly activated in the intellectual aspect of my mind, which can feel like awareness. That means I don’t notice that I’m not aware of so much. My therapist actually does what you are advocating here. Now I understand better what’s going on in those passages.

[@anggregg]

So refreshing for someone to "get it" and put it into words. Thankyou Carolyn Spring! ♥

[@livi2792]

Thank you for your videos. I'm learning so much about what decent therapy should be like. It helps me understand that my past experiences in therapy were really not great at all. This brings up a lot of emotions. It's hard to stick with them and not dissociate. In the end though, it leaves me with a lot of hope for my healing in the future because I can see that I'm not broken and a lost cause at all. I've just not understood so much about myself and not been seen or cared about by another in a helpful way yet. I was right to feel uncomfortable and not safe, as past therapists really didn't know how to work helpfully with me and were, in a lot of ways really wrong and sometimes just plain unprofessional.

[@melliecrann-gaoth4789]

Thank you.

[@kj-sf4md]

Curious, with dissociation vs switching. Often, my experience, there can be a drifting phase before switching. As if, there's an external conversation, and I'm trying to fight a type of exhaustive sleepiness, am seriously fighting to stay present. Gradually everything including external sounds, are becoming more distant. Then darkness. I am fighting so hard to stay present, am not sure i would notice my therapist. This dissociative transition phase internally feels long, but i have no idea of the external time, is it seconds, minutes? Other times, there doesn't seem to be a transition phase. So my question is. How to determine a lower spectrum of dissociation vs a switch. And dies it matter?

[@YouTubeShepherd]

Morning my sincere apologies for contacting you here but couldn’t find your contact form on your web site. I’m interested in becoming a counsellor & researching where to go to get trained. Do you do accredited training? Don

[@robynparkinson9347]

What specific clues would a therapist be able to notice? I've been told that my dissociation is 'not obvious'

[@kellyschroeder7437]

Thank you 💞👊🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻