The client avoids public speaking despite high intelligence. She says, “I’m just not a public speaker.”
But the deeper issue, Maya suspected, was even earlier. Leo’s inability to trust his own feelings—to accept anxiety as a signal rather than a flaw—pointed to the very first stage: Trust vs. Mistrust (infancy). His mother had been depressed, emotionally unpredictable. As a baby, Leo learned that the world was unreliable. Now, as an adult, he coped by over-controlling everything: his schedule, his body, his emotions. Lenses Applying Lifespan Development Theories In Counseling
: Evaluates how a client processes information. It helps counselors tailor language and interventions to the client’s mental maturity. The client avoids public speaking despite high intelligence
When you understand the developmental "work" a client is doing, you can move from asking "What is wrong with you?" Mistrust (infancy)
The client avoids public speaking despite high intelligence. She says, “I’m just not a public speaker.”
But the deeper issue, Maya suspected, was even earlier. Leo’s inability to trust his own feelings—to accept anxiety as a signal rather than a flaw—pointed to the very first stage: Trust vs. Mistrust (infancy). His mother had been depressed, emotionally unpredictable. As a baby, Leo learned that the world was unreliable. Now, as an adult, he coped by over-controlling everything: his schedule, his body, his emotions.
: Evaluates how a client processes information. It helps counselors tailor language and interventions to the client’s mental maturity.
When you understand the developmental "work" a client is doing, you can move from asking "What is wrong with you?"
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