~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Relational Differences Between Focusing Partner and Therapist~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Laura asks, "Would you describe thedifferences in the psychotherapeuticrelationship and the relationship between thefocuser and companion."Dear…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"How can Focusing be used to transform our relationships?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Charles asks, "How can Focusing be used totransform our relationships–making themcloser, more intimate, creative,satisfactory?"Dear…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Using Focusing with Bodywork Clients~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kate writes: "I’m a bodyworker (massage andreflexology) and would be interested to hearyour suggestions of using Focusing techniqueswith…
Using Focusing with Depression Fran writes: "I would like you to write about how to use Focusing with depression. I amgoing through…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"A pervasive and general unease"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Colin writes: "We’re all familiar with themore obvious recruits for Focusing – those invariably waiting for us each…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"It seemed like the first thing they needed was to find Presence."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Christina writes: "When I was doing aFocusing presentation for a Breast…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"How Do You Present Focusing to a Client…?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Laura writes: "How do you present Focusing toa client in a therapeutic setting withoutintellectualizing or…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"How Do I Start with Nothing There?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Gisela writes: "When I WANT to focus, because I haveset a date with someone for Focusing,…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"How Can I Focus Alone?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Heather says that one of her "burning questions" about Focusing is how to do it alone.Focusing alone has…
Last week in our Weekly Tips I published a question from Jan, who wanted to know how to offer Focusing to his…
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