Your first session with a client.

Coherence Therapy: What is a Schema?

Learn about schemas, the powerful technique in Coherence Therapy for updating clients' old emotional learnings. If you're enjoying the podcast, consider subscribing to The Experiential Therapist newsletter, at experientialtherapist.substack.com [http://experientialtherapist.substack.com] for updates each time a new episode comes out, and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit experientialtherapist.substack.com [https://experientialtherapist.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Your first session with a client.

Learn how to structure a first session with a client to set up for a course of deep experiential work. If you're enjoying the podcast, consider subscribing to The Experiential Therapist newsletter, at experientialtherapist.substack.com for updates each time a new episode comes out, and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit experientialtherapist.substack.com [https://experientialtherapist.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

How to stay focused with your clients.

In today's episode, Sam discusses the importance of therapeutic focus, and how many well-intentioned therapists miss this fundamental opportunity to find success with their clients. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit experientialtherapist.substack.com [https://experientialtherapist.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Memory reconsolidation: explained.

Episode 4: Memory Reconsolidation Explained: The 3-Step Process for Transformational Change In this episode, host Sam van Ginkel breaks down this powerful neuroscientific process into simple, practical terms for therapists. We explore the mechanism the brain uses to update old, persistent emotional learnings, freeing clients from the roots of their most challenging symptoms. Key Topics Covered: Part 1: Getting Stuck. How unwanted, implicit emotional schemas (the "Elephant in the Brain") are formed and why they lead to seemingly unwanted symptoms. Part 2: Unlocking the Brain. The specific, three-step sequence of Memory Reconsolidation. Want to learn more? Check out the accompanying article at ExperientialTherapist.Substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit experientialtherapist.substack.com [https://experientialtherapist.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Which experiential modality should you use?

Understanding Experiential Therapy: Modalities and Memory ReconsolidationIn this episode of The Experiential Therapist podcast, host Sam van Ginkel, discusses different experiential modalities—what they have in common and why it's helpful to group them together. He offers advice on choosing the right approach, and underscores the one thing you want to keep in mind above all.00:00 Introduction to Experiential Therapy00:35 Defining Experiential Therapy00:59 Popular Experiential Modalities02:13 Theory of Change: Memory Reconsolidation03:17 Choosing the Right Modality04:36 Sam's Preferred Modalities06:23 Flexibility in Therapy Approaches08:29 Conclusion and Next Steps This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit experientialtherapist.substack.com [https://experientialtherapist.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]