Hosting Families in Therapy
One of my favourite metaphors when talking about building an alliance with families is that of “the therapeutic host” by Roger Lowe (2004).
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qldfamilytherapy
- Aug 25
- 5 min
“Everything Isn’t Terrible”: Book Review
Book review of "Everything Isn't Terrible" by Kathleen Smith. A must-read for systemic practitioners...and all human beings.
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qldfamilytherapy
- Jun 25
- 4 min
Endings In Therapy
This blog reflects on the intersection between both the therapist and clients' unconscious preferences for how to end therapy.
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qldfamilytherapy
- May 14
- 5 min
A Love for Systemic Thinking
Find out about the contextual and relational approach author Cath fell in love with as she makes systemic concepts easy to access.
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qldfamilytherapy
- Mar 10
- 5 min
Systems, Stories and Trauma
Read about the role of 'systems' in trauma, the legacy of the trauma and the role of narrative therapy in healing and growth.
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qldfamilytherapy
- Dec 7, 2021
- 7 min
How to Resist the Pull of Family Patterns and Define Yourself
Support clients to identity family patterns and resist the pull of unhealthy and unhelpful patterns, so that they can define themselves.
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qldfamilytherapy
- Sep 14, 2021
- 10 min
Alliance Is The Key! Using Client Feedback To Teach You About Family Therapy
My two passions in therapy are thinking and working Systemically, and learning from my clients what type of therapy they want from me.
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qldfamilytherapy
- Aug 23, 2021
- 6 min
Is Narrative Therapy Systemic?
How do the stories of people’s live fit with Systemic Family Therapy? How can you use narrative practice with families?
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qldfamilytherapy
- Jul 28, 2021
- 6 min
5 Tips for Systemic Hypothesizing
Learn 5 tips to upskill in systemic thinking and hypothesizing.
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qldfamilytherapy
- Jun 3, 2021
- 4 min
A Story of Connection and “Circular Healing”
Find out the story of "Circular Healing", get to know artist Beau, and read about the importance of art for inclusion and sensitivity.
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qldfamilytherapy
- May 22, 2021
- 3 min
When Kids Hold All The Power
How to help parents shift back into positions of leadership using Structural Family Therapy ideas.
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qldfamilytherapy
- Apr 16, 2021
- 5 min
Solution Focus and Systemic Practice: Perhaps the Twain Shall Meet?
By Dr Roger Lowe Psychologist and Clinical Family Therapist I wonder what place Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) has in your...
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qldfamilytherapy
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
Is Strategic Family Therapy Still Relevant?
Are the techniques from a framework developed in the 1950's still relevant to contemporary practice today?
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qldfamilytherapy
- Feb 22, 2021
- 5 min
Learning to Grow when Survival and Security Trumped Authenticity
By Dr Leonie White Clinical Family Therapist and Psychologist “People adopt survival stances to protect their self-worth against verbal...
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qldfamilytherapy
- Aug 27, 2020
- 4 min
Creating Relational Safety in an Emotional Storm
“The ability to offer safe sanctuary of presence is central to treating trauma” (Badenoch, 2018) As a Family Therapist and Psychologist,...
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qldfamilytherapy
- Jul 22, 2020
- 3 min
Meet Dr Mark Scholes
Are you curious about the teaching team here at QIFT? Meet Dr Mark Scholes as he tells his story about the journey into systemic practice.
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qldfamilytherapy
- Jul 19, 2020
- 3 min
Meet Laura Hawkins
Are you curious about the teaching team here at QIFT? Meet Laura Hawkins, the QIFT Systemic Facilitation Lead.
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qldfamilytherapy
- Jul 15, 2020
- 4 min
Meet Dr Kate Owen
Are you curious abut the teaching team here at QIFT? Meet Dr Kate Owen as she tells her story of her journey into systemic practice.
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qldfamilytherapy
- Jul 10, 2020
- 4 min
Meet Dr Leonie White
Get to know Dr Leonie White as she shares her journey into systemic thinking and practice, and her passion for teaching and mentoring.
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