How's that Working for You? - Episode 2 "How does therapy really work?"

In this episode of How’s That Working For You, our host Dr Zoe chats with Adjunct Professor George Habib about how therapists navigate their relationships with their clients. Today we try to answer the important questions:

How does psychotherapy really work?

What does a good therapeutic relationship look like?

How do we deal with relationship difficulties in therapy?

Don’t miss this enlightening episode that unveils what is truly important in therapy (spoiler alert: it’s not technique).

About our guest Adjunct Professor George Habib:

George is Adjunct Professor and a Council member at the Cairnmillar Institute and the Director – Wellbeing Services at the University of Melbourne. He has over 25 years of experience in private practice as a Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist.  During his time at Monash Health, George, together with senior colleagues, developed and implemented a range of clinical programs in public health including the Agile Psychological Medicine Clinics. George has also led psychology governance programs including managing Clinical Education and Post graduate Student and Psychology Registrar programs in public health and continues to work on improving client outcomes in health and welfare settings.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/george-habib-8443423a

The therapist effect

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2021-81510-009

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