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No. Can you share more details? What context this was said in? Who said it?
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Also if your therapist said this would you feel comfortable asking him/her what was meant?
When searching Google, it seems to be used mostly in a binary way -- simply the opposite of not good enough.
The phrase seems to be used mostly to underscore the importance of the therapeutic alliance, with a good-enough alliance meaning the alliance is sufficient for therapy to be effective.
The phrase seems to be used mostly to underscore the importance of the therapeutic alliance, with a good-enough alliance meaning the alliance is sufficient for therapy to be effective.
Thank you everyone. The context was in relation to something discussed with my therapist. I sucked it up and asked and she sent me to a website which had a fair enough explanation. I just wondered if it was just a phrase or some type of theory in therapy.
"Healing complex trauma requires connection, attachment. The skills that are missing are missing because things went terribly wrong in early relationships, thus a different kind of relationship is required to master them now. The neglect, abuse, betrayal and just plain ineffective environment of your earliest relationships have caused you to develop complex PTSD. It is in the context of a different kind of relationship that you can identify, understand and ultimately heal the impact of your early experiences.
This different kind of relationship happens with the development over time of a good-enough therapeutic alliance. A good-enough alliance is not perfect (no relationship is), but it is strong enough to withstand the inevitable empathic breaks and ruptures. It is a relationship in which repair of the same takes place. Over and over again as needed."
"Healing complex trauma requires connection, attachment. The skills that are missing are missing because things went terribly wrong in early relationships, thus a different kind of relationship is required to master them now. The neglect, abuse, betrayal and just plain ineffective environment of your earliest relationships have caused you to develop complex PTSD. It is in the context of a different kind of relationship that you can identify, understand and ultimately heal the impact of your early experiences.
This different kind of relationship happens with the development over time of a good-enough therapeutic alliance. A good-enough alliance is not perfect (no relationship is), but it is strong enough to withstand the inevitable empathic breaks and ruptures. It is a relationship in which repair of the same takes place. Over and over again as needed."
It may also be worth noting that the client's perceptions of the alliance may be quite different than the therapist's perceptions, especially in the beginning:
Psychotherapy Relationships That ... - John C. Norcross - Google Books
This is another reason why some therapists and researchers advocate for therapists giving their clients periodic questionnaires.
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Psychotherapy Relationships That ... - John C. Norcross - Google Books
This is another reason why some therapists and researchers advocate for therapists giving their clients periodic questionnaires.
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