When a client hits a roadblock in therapy, it’s sometimes because they’re actively trying to avoid stirring up (or even talking about) painful memories or emotions.

Now of course, it’s understandable why most clients skirt around painful topics to some extent . . .

. . . but as we know, it can also become a major impediment to healing.

And so, to restore therapeutic progress, we often need to help clients learn to tolerate distress so they can begin the critical work of unpacking difficult emotions.

In the video, Christine Padesky, PhD walks through a titrated approach to help you do just that.

You can read the full blog and more from NICABM here: https://www.nicabm.com/confronting distressing emotions/