Progress In Therapy
This handout utilizes metaphors like the 'spiral staircase' and 'snakes and ladders' to illustrate common trajectories of progress in therapy.
Progress In Therapy
This Progress In Therapy resource explains what progress in therapy is really like and why setbacks are a normal part of the process.
Overview
Everyone's experience of therapy is unique. Setbacks during therapy are common but can nevertheless be dispiriting. It can be helpful to remind clients about common trajectories of progress in therapy. Helpful metaphors for paths of progress include ‘snakes and ladders’ and the ‘spiral staircase’. The Progress In Therapy information handout graphically illustrates both of these metaphors.
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