07/25/2026
Words have meaning. They can offer permission, they can create connection, they provide education, they can clarify.
They can validate your experience, they can explain your experience and they can help you feel more understood, enlightened and much less alone when you’re struggling.
As a psychologist, a large part of training is what you say, when you say it, how you say it and what meaning you are trying to convey to patients seeking care, assistance and space. I use my words carefully + intentionally (I do my best, at least) and have found that the words in this video are imperative to use with clients to help address their lived experiences, the barriers they face, the history they encounter in the present, and to help them see where their agency and responsibility ACTUALLY lie.
What words do you use regularly in your sessions and with whom?
What words have you recently added to your work as a therapist?
What words have some of your clients introduced you to? (I LOVE learning new words and themes from clients!)
