How to Help a Client Come Back into Their Window of Tolerance with Bessel van der Kolk & Ruth Lanius
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Traumatized clients face challenges with emotional regulation, affecting relationships and work; Dr. Lanius emphasizes expanding the "window of tolerance" through emotional awareness. Dr. Vanderkolk suggests tools like body language observation and breathing exercises to help clients enter this window, facilitating healing and focused discussions.
Insights
- Traumatized clients often face challenges in emotional regulation, impacting their ability to think clearly, maintain stable relationships, and function effectively at work due to a limited "window of tolerance."
- Dr. Ruth Lanius and Dr. Bessel Vanderkolk advocate for expanding this window through emotional awareness, regulation techniques, and practical tools like observing body language and breathing exercises, facilitating a sense of safety within the body that allows for focused discussions and healing.
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Recent questions
How do traumatized clients struggle emotionally?
Traumatized clients struggle with emotional regulation due to a narrow "window of tolerance," hindering clear thinking, stable relationships, and functioning at work.
What is the key to widening the "window of tolerance"?
Dr. Ruth Lanius emphasizes the importance of widening the window through emotional awareness and regulating emotions to feel safe in the body.
What practical tools can help traumatized clients enter their "window of tolerance"?
Dr. Bessel Vanderkolk suggests practical tools like observing body language, breathing exercises, and tapping to help clients enter their window of tolerance, enabling focused discussions and healing.
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Summary
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Expanding the Window of Tolerance
- Traumatized clients struggle with emotional regulation due to a narrow "window of tolerance," hindering clear thinking, stable relationships, and functioning at work.
- Dr. Ruth Lanius emphasizes the importance of widening this window through emotional awareness and regulating emotions to feel safe in the body.
- Dr. Bessel Vanderkolk suggests practical tools like observing body language, breathing exercises, and tapping to help clients enter their window of tolerance, enabling focused discussions and healing.
