AP Counseling the Client: Translating Astrology Into English
A psychotherapist typically builds a relationship naturally and gradually through conversations with a client. Not so the poor astrologer, who needs to go from “pleased to meet you” to profoundly serious - and often psychologically scary - material in the first fifteen minutes!
How can we make our way into a trusting relationship with our clients quickly enough to fit the unique realities of astrological counseling? The map to establishing trust with the first-time client actually lies in the birthchart. To put it simply, we approach a Cancer differently than we approach an Aquarian. In this presentation, Steven introduces a detailed, chart-specific, and effective method for navigating the emotional and interpersonal dimensions of the astrological counseling session.
Instead of the usual emphasis on theoretical, abstract understanding, we will focus on how to reach the astrological “end-user,” concentrating on the ways that astrological counsel is fundamentally distinct from conventional psychotherapy. We will consider the strategic planning of an astrological consultation - rendering our consultations orderly and elegant by deciding in advance what to discuss and creating an approximate budget of time for each piece of the puzzle. We will focus on the creation of carefully tailored metaphors that quickly invoke the spirit of the chart. How to deal with the guarded, boundaried client? How to deal with the too-talkative one? When to push - and when not to? All these topics and more will be explored. The class will be about half theory and half practice, with class members volunteering to have their names drawn from our famous “Sorting Hat” as we demonstrate the principles in the concrete context.
20 hours 46 min. | mp3 format | Includes charts and handouts | Recorded at the Calistoga AP March 2011
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A psychotherapist typically builds a relationship naturally and gradually through conversations with a client. Not so the poor astrologer, who needs to go from “pleased to meet you” to profoundly serious - and often psychologically scary - material in the first fifteen minutes!
How can we make our way into a trusting relationship with our clients quickly enough to fit the unique realities of astrological counseling? The map to establishing trust with the first-time client actually lies in the birthchart. To put it simply, we approach a Cancer differently than we approach an Aquarian. In this presentation, Steven introduces a detailed, chart-specific, and effective method for navigating the emotional and interpersonal dimensions of the astrological counseling session.
Instead of the usual emphasis on theoretical, abstract understanding, we will focus on how to reach the astrological “end-user,” concentrating on the ways that astrological counsel is fundamentally distinct from conventional psychotherapy. We will consider the strategic planning of an astrological consultation - rendering our consultations orderly and elegant by deciding in advance what to discuss and creating an approximate budget of time for each piece of the puzzle. We will focus on the creation of carefully tailored metaphors that quickly invoke the spirit of the chart. How to deal with the guarded, boundaried client? How to deal with the too-talkative one? When to push - and when not to? All these topics and more will be explored. The class will be about half theory and half practice, with class members volunteering to have their names drawn from our famous “Sorting Hat” as we demonstrate the principles in the concrete context.
20 hours 46 min. | mp3 format | Includes charts and handouts | Recorded at the Calistoga AP March 2011
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A psychotherapist typically builds a relationship naturally and gradually through conversations with a client. Not so the poor astrologer, who needs to go from “pleased to meet you” to profoundly serious - and often psychologically scary - material in the first fifteen minutes!
How can we make our way into a trusting relationship with our clients quickly enough to fit the unique realities of astrological counseling? The map to establishing trust with the first-time client actually lies in the birthchart. To put it simply, we approach a Cancer differently than we approach an Aquarian. In this presentation, Steven introduces a detailed, chart-specific, and effective method for navigating the emotional and interpersonal dimensions of the astrological counseling session.
Instead of the usual emphasis on theoretical, abstract understanding, we will focus on how to reach the astrological “end-user,” concentrating on the ways that astrological counsel is fundamentally distinct from conventional psychotherapy. We will consider the strategic planning of an astrological consultation - rendering our consultations orderly and elegant by deciding in advance what to discuss and creating an approximate budget of time for each piece of the puzzle. We will focus on the creation of carefully tailored metaphors that quickly invoke the spirit of the chart. How to deal with the guarded, boundaried client? How to deal with the too-talkative one? When to push - and when not to? All these topics and more will be explored. The class will be about half theory and half practice, with class members volunteering to have their names drawn from our famous “Sorting Hat” as we demonstrate the principles in the concrete context.
20 hours 46 min. | mp3 format | Includes charts and handouts | Recorded at the Calistoga AP March 2011
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