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Giving the Gift of Multiplicity

In this Christmas season, we collectively get caught up in the spirit of giving to one another. Whether that be gifts, our time, or our resources, we are reminded of the joy that comes from caring for each other well. I’ve been thinking about my own relationships as...

Offering Your Face: A Practice in Radical Openness

I’ve been pondering this month about what it looks like to “offer my face” to my clients. It flows from the question, “if people change through genuine encounters and if I’m attempting to open a channel of understanding my clients through my felt experience in the...

The MAMAL Consultation Process

What is the MAMAL Consultation Process? RPT (Relational Psychodynamic Therapy) consultation groups are oriented differently than traditional models. Unlike traditional consultation models, MAMAL invites participants into a deeply collaborative and experiential...

“Essential I” – A Lifetime Process

A core practice within the RPT program is the “locating” and utilization of one’s Essential I to foster genuine encounter with another.  But what exactly is the Essential I, and what does the practice of “location” entail?  I presently understand...

Musings on Conversational Candor

Something that has felt compelling over the last couple of years wading into relational theory has been the value placed on conversational candor. I’ll attempt to describe what I mean by conversational candor in connection to relating to another: A willingness...