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What does 'systemic' mean?
How is systemic family therapy different from other kinds of psychotherapy? If you wanted a quick answer, my reply would be in numbers. Most forms of counselling and psychotherapy are about ONE person. In couple counselling, as in couple mediation, there are TWO people. But family therapy always has at least THREE people in mind, even when there is only a single person in the room. Once we get to two we are beginning to see a ‘system’, which is a rather off-putting word for
Chris D Ward
4 hours ago2 min read
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