Modes — psychotherapy techniques

Targeted work to develop and strengthen the Healthy Adult mode — the adaptive part that can take care of the self, set limits, feel compassi…

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Mode Dialogues / Chairwork

The client physically moves between chairs, each representing a specific mode (Vulnerable Child, Punitive Parent, Healthy Adult, etc.). Spea…

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Mode Mapping

A visual diagram on which each of the client's modes is drawn as a circle; arrows show the transitions between modes; the size of the circle…

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Setting Limits on Punitive Parent Mode

The client learns to actively reject the internal voice of cruel criticism (the Punitive Parent mode), using the technique of externalizing …

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