In this article we describe how a lack of receptiveness and self-compassion in the client can play a part in a therapeutic process that got stuck. Especially receptiveness in the therapeutic relation is a necessary condition to be able to change disturbed self- and object-representations. In her Short Term Anxiety-regulating Psychotherapy, Leigh McCullough describes some anxiety regulating techniques in the therapeutic relation that can help to increase receptiveness and self-compassion. This improves the therapeutic work relation and enables interventions to reach the client. Trough a case study we describe a couple of techniques to reach this goal.
The tPeP (Journal Person-centered experiential Psychotherapy) is the scientific journal for Dutch and Flemish psychotherapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, that work from, or are interested in a client-centered perspective.