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Lying on the Couch​
Adventures in Therapy with Susan Guttridge, BA, MC, CCC

Blog Archives
located at susanguttridge.wordpress.com

Lying on the Couch contains tons of articles about the counselling process, mindfulness, and simple strategies to regulate emotion. I hope that by making this information easily accessible, someone out there will struggle a little less. I see change every day in the amazing people I work with, and it inspires me to reach more folks and encourage them in their healing journey.

The name 'Lying on the Couch' is inspired by existential Psychiatrist Irvin Yalom, after his popular novel by the same title. The work of Irvin Yalom has been influential throughout my counsellor training and career. It is through Yalom’s perspectives, questioning, and dedication to providing excellent therapy to clients that I have been able to better attune to clients in the moment, being a genuine caring presence for their healing journey. I contacted Irvin to ask if I could name my blog after his book - not only did he respond, but he also said yes! It was an honour to have correspondence with you Irvin, and thank you!

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Links to Additional Blog Posts:

Emotion Regulation:

Anchor out of Flashbacks
Emergency First Aid for Panic
Simple Skills for Big Emotions (For Kids)
The New Book on Settling Strong Emotion
Hello Spring, I've Been Waiting for You
Journaling 101
Journaling to Build Self-Worth
Returning to the Moment in 5-4-3-2-1
Treading Water
Protective Figure Imagery
Getting Unstuck from Negative, Looping Thoughts
Living Life, Even on the Tough Days
Help for Insomnia
Let's Get Philosophical!
Authentically You
Shift Out of Shame
What is Affect Regulation?
Lessons in Grieving
Visualizing a Safe Place
Use a Memory Cue
Deepening the Breath
Focusing in the Present Moment
(VCS) Spending Time With the Green-Eyed Monster
(VCS) Rethinking Worry
(VCS) Listening to Our Emotions
(VCS) Four Reasons why our Emotions are Important

The Process of Therapy:

EMDR in Your Therapy Session, Part 1
EMDR in Your Therapy Session, Part 2
But What Are We Actually Going to Do? Trauma Therapy Explained
Finding the Right Counsellor for You
Helpful Capacities on the Journey of Healing
Making Time to Heal... Without Losing the Entire Day
Healing Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress
Animal-Assisted Therapy

Mindfulness:

Four Steps to Anchor out of Stuck Thinking and Deepen Self-Compassion
Where Did I Just Go? Developing Mindfulness in Exercise
Relaxation for Children
You Are Worthy of Your Time
Mindfulness in the Face of Uncertainty
Self-Talk for Self-Love
Developing Mindful Awareness
Settling Activation with Intention
The Loving Kindness Meditation
A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down

Mindful Parenting:

Mindful Parenting
You Want Me to do What? A Recipe for Creating Presence
Swapping out Trigger Thoughts to Coping Thoughts
The Whole Brain Child
Oh, How Easily we Become Distracted!
The Dinner Flowers
Excessive Control is Problematic
What Warms Your Heart?
Helping Your Child with Nightmares
Dump the Distress
Notice the Intention, Then Address the Behaviour
Think Stop
Becoming Accountable
Keeping Score

Uncategorized:

Be Kind, Especially During a Pandemic
Lovers to Strangers
Helping Children Understand the Corona Virus
How to Talk to Someone Who is Struggling
The Voice of Shame and the Experience of Abuse
Christmas Isn't a Glorious Time of Year for Everyone
Pursuing a Career with Abandon (Why I Love Being a Counsellor!)
What Does Change Mean for You?
Creative Approaches for Children: The Live Calm Kids Group

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