Brand Bonsall

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Go Play!

Posted by Brand Bonsall on October 21, 2020 | 1 comment(s)

D88F0CC7 4036 447F 81D7 EF64F92012DB 1 201 aI recently attended an Intensive Therapy Program utilizing psychodrama, family of origin work, and intensive group therapy. While I learned much about myself and my continued work in therapy, the primary tool that I took with me was the importance of PLAY! The little kid in me needs play. We all have a ‘little kid’ in us that needs to be taken care of, stay safe, and have fun through play.

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Therapist and Parental Countertransference: How to be Aware of it and its Effects

Posted by Brand Bonsall on April 01, 2020 | 1 comment(s)

D88F0CC7 4036 447F 81D7 EF64F92012DBI was meeting with a boy who I’ll call Robert for our seventh session. Robert had been in wilderness for seven weeks and in his first few weeks was often tearful, talked openly of his depression, his past suicidal actions and thoughts, and his fear of how he would manage these struggles when he returned home. In those first weeks Robert had made great progress in his understanding of his depression and how to better manage it, yet he held very firmly to his past friends and desire to continue to smoke weed.

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