Today on Improv Is No Joke I am talking to Janis R. Cohen, a licensed clinical social worker and author of The Intuitive Therapist. She has been a practicing therapist for the past 25 years, but eight years ago her practice changed dramatically when Janis’ intuitive and psychic skills opened up and her practice completely shifted. Janis is a clairvoyant, an empath and a medium.

 

Janis’ goal in life is to teach other people. She wrote The Intuitive Therapist because she wants therapists to know how to do what she does so that they can help their clients faster and more effectively. It offers both professionals and laypeople effective strategies for getting in touch with the major driving system within them – their intuition.

 

“I am addicted. I am obsessed with helping people end their pain and suffering.”

 

She also wants to provide real, tried-and-true strategies about how to problem-solve on your own. She will do whatever it takes to help her clients achieve happiness, and all of that together was the impetus for her writing the book.

 

Janis has a seven-step process to strengthen your intuition:

1. Intention – Start with the genuine intention of noticing and connecting with your intuition.
2. Be aware – Be aware of everything around you and within you.
3. Imagine – Be in a space of fun and fantasy, in which you are open to receiving the messages.
4. Write It Down – Validate that your intuition has the strength and ability to guide you and lead you in all the right directions by writing down your experience.
5. Acting – It's taking what you become aware of, noticing what's going on and just going and doing.
6. Trust – Trust what you get. What many five-sensory people do with intuition is they immediately discard the immediate sense that they get.
7. Environment – Live in a space that validates that your intuition plays a key role in your decision-making, your relationships, your job and how you show up in this world.

 

There’s an interesting cross section between intuition, improvisation and service professionals. It’s all about serving your client or audience. The strategies that Janis employs are similar to the strategies that all service professionals should employ – there's a know, like and trust factor that dictates if your client will buy in. They have to know you are adaptable to their needs and like you as a person before they can offer you their trust.

 

I’ve known Janis for years, but I really enjoyed learning more about her life, her process and her business – and I absolutely loved reading The Intuitive Therapist. It made me think in different ways, which I always love to do, and I appreciate Janis for taking the time to write something that helps people.

 

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