Expanding Therapy Beyond the Confines of The 50-minute Session - Developing a Psychoeducational 'Tool Box' to Cultivate Motivation, Intention and Long-Term Thinking in the Therapeutic Process

Abstract

I have experienced depression from two sides — as a client who experiences it, and as a therapist who treats it. I have learned several modalities for effective treatment, and experienced (as a client) others. I have struggled with the differences between my learned experience and my felt experience for some time, and this paper will serve to investigate and resolve these differences. It is my intention to distil the essence of my experiences into a ‘motivational toolbox’ that will serve as a resource to keep me, and others, depression-free.