I’m excited to share about all the ways I use metaphor in counseling as a therapeutic tool. I use metaphors a LOT in therapy, but I don’t always hear other folks share about how they use metaphors in therapy.

This episode has two parts:

Part 1: Therapeutic reasons for using metaphors in counseling

Part 2: Types of metaphors to use in counseling

There was so much to cover that I decided to just release one longer episode this week. I hope you find it useful!

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Links Mentioned:

Video by Milton H. Erickson Foundation: "5 Minute Therapy Tips - Episode 15: Metaphor - The Use of Metaphor”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tss8D05eDF4

Book: Metaphor in Practice: A Professional’s Guide to Using the Science of Language (2017) by Niklas Torneke, MD and Steven C. Hayes, PhD

https://amzn.to/4mA6Wlr

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Book: Metaphor Therapy (1995) by Richard R. Kopp, PhD

https://amzn.to/4n9pCsn

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Article: "How therapists in cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic therapy reflect upon the use of metaphors in therapy: a qualitative study”

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9235099/

Article: “Metaphor in Professional Counseling”

https://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/metaphor-in-professional-counseling/

Similar Past Episodes:

"My go-to Therapy Tools as a Therapist”

https://youtu.be/nO-TrbwJ0V8

"More of my Favorite Therapy Tools”

https://youtu.be/brTyHQ_hDH8

LINKS:

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