Metaphors in Mind

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  Taking the Therapist Out of Therapy

  Clean language is the art of asking questions without "leading the witness." In other words, asking someone about their problem without putting your own spin on it.

  Client: My father hit me.
  Traditional Therapist: Are you angry that your father hit you? (assuming the client may feel ang ... (continue)

  Clean language is the art of asking questions without "leading the witness." In other words, asking someone about their problem without putting your own spin on it.

  Client: My father hit me.
  Traditional Therapist: Are you angry that your father hit you? (assuming the client may feel anger)

  Clean Language:
  Client: My father hit me.
  Therapist: And father hit you, and when father hit you what is it about father hit you? (simply asks a clean question).

  This type of question typically causes the client to use metaphor (descriptions) to describe what they are experiencing rather than simply answering the therapist's questions.

  Metaphors in Mind is the first book written to describe and teach clean language or "symbolic modelling" and its use with clients.

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• English Books
• Paperback 336 Pages
• Edition: 1
• ISBN-10: 0953875105
• ISBN-13: 9780953875108
• Publisher: Developing Company Press
• Pub date: Oct 01, 2000
• Dimensions: 1226 mm x 1032 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?

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