Why does your therapist keep asking questions instead of giving answers? Why can changing the way you think feel uncomfortable — even when it’s meant to help? In this episode, Dr. Yadegarfard explores Socratic questioning and reframing, two core therapeutic processes that sit at the heart of how psychological change happens.

This episode focuses on how therapists work collaboratively with thoughts, not to argue with them or replace them with “positive thinking,” but to gently explore meaning, reduce rigidity, and support emotional regulation. You’ll learn why this questioning style can feel challenging, how reframing expands perspective without denying pain, and how these skills gradually help the nervous system settle.

Designed for people starting therapy, currently in therapy, or simply curious about how therapy works, this episode emphasises curiosity, compassion, and psychological flexibility — not self-criticism or pressure to “fix” yourself.

You’ll learn:

• What Socratic questioning is and why therapists use it instead of giving advice

• How questioning thoughts is different from questioning emotions

• What reframing really means — and what it does not mean

• Why reframing can feel uncomfortable or “fake” at first

• How thoughts, meaning, and emotional intensity are connected

• How Socratic questioning can support emotion regulation over time

• Why learning this skill in therapy is often safer and more effective than doing it alone

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