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Healing a wound needs attention
Diane Koopman Diane Koopman

Healing a wound needs attention

What I do know for sure though, is that wounds don’t heal without attention. Even when the body is healing a minor scratch, or a much deeper injury through cellular repair, something is propelling that process and it isn’t stagnation. The energy the body needs to heal a physical issue requires ingredients like nutrition, the removal of and protection from infection, medicinal manipulation through chemical intake or application, something to help mend the problem.

It is the same with an emotional or psychological injury. Wounds that occur to our psyche, personality, development, attachment, our learning and connection need attention. They don’t heal by themselves and they don’t automatically resolve through disinterest and denial.

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Centering the Client through Transparency
Diane Koopman Diane Koopman

Centering the Client through Transparency

It takes time and effort to feel comfortable to do this work with someone you don’t know. The relationship we establish as Client and Counsellor is called the Therapeutic Alliance and builds over time. With every session we spend together, our familiarity, trust, rapport and comfort strengthens and grows, allowing you to explore more personal and sometimes uncomfortable or difficult topics.

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