each step they take down, they will feel more and more relaxed, letting go of all tension. The therapist counts down one step at a time, with suggestions about the clients getting more relaxed, tension melting away, and so on. When the clients get to the bottom of the stairway, you instruct them to go and find their safe place, a place where they feel totally safe and protected. It can be a real or imagined place. You can help them to increase the intensity of the experience, making it more vivid for them by asking them to notice what they see, hear, feel, smell, and taste. You want to be sure
...more
This highlight has been truncated due to consecutive passage length restrictions.
