Category: Bartlett, Carolyn
Eights in Psychotherapy
~~by Carolyn Bartlett~~ Presentation in Therapy • Many Eights have a big energy and a noticeable intensity • They are usually forthright and direct • Can play Good Mother or Good Father roles and be protective and nurturing • May be confrontational and demanding; can readily shift into anger and blame • Self-referencing; may positively [...]
Twos in Psychotherapy
~~by Carolyn Bartlett~~ Presentation in Therapy • Two clients can be engaging, seductive and flattering towards therapists • They may be attractively dressed and use eye contact to establish a warm, engaging relationship • May act emotional, prideful and sometimes histrionic • Can be disconnected from their own needs • Usually focused on relationships and caretaking [...]
Fives in Psychotherapy
by Carolyn Bartlett Presentation in Therapy • Five clients may be shy and guarded with a flat affect • They may offer brief responses or intellectual verbosity • Can act superior, over-intellectualize and avoid feelings • Loneliness is often a motivator • Some Fives come to therapy to understand how emotional and social systems function. [...]
Viewing Therapy Through A New Lens
~~by Carolyn Bartlett~~ “Sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn’t,” said Chief Dan George in the movie Little Big Man. This philosophy resonates when I’m not sure why my actions as a therapist work or don’t work. I mentally archive the mysterious cases as puzzles until new theoretical insights, even years later, provide the [...]
