Mar 17, 2025 · 47 min · 11 segments
When we ask clients to do something it is important that we support them throughout the process. What a client needs at this time is not the same as what they need to encourage initial action. At this…
Daniel MillsHostBeckyGuestEleniHostCraigGuest
In fact, I've got one, and I know one colleague in this field, his first consultation is purely that.
That's quite an interesting approach because people come with so much baggage, you know, for whatever reason, you know, the stress of it.
And also, as you've said, and we've sort of hinted at in other episodes, As clinicians, we adapt our approach according to the client and according to the feedback we get from the dog as well as the client.
You know, if things aren't progressing quite as we'd like, then we need to understand why, not think, oh, they just need to try harder, which I know you do sometimes hear those horror stories.
sorry just on the back of that Daniel that is exactly what it felt like when I first came to see you you just asked me to tell you what has been happening and I think at that moment I burst into tears so probably at that point I needed therapy as well than anything So, well, that comes with being heard and being listened to and someone actually generally seeing things from your perspective and not thinking that you're just being dramatic or it's, well, it's not as hard as you think or you're doing it wrong.
It was very much listening.
And as I have said previously, it was probably more behaviour management and therapy for me as opposed to tracks.
That's...
Yeah, that's the human side of it as well, isn't it? So, yeah, that's really important as well.
Because, as I said in the last episode, that if you, you know, if you offer advice that's not practical, it's worthless.
But
I'm actually understanding the whole situation so that we can make the best recommendations that we can.
In fact, I've got one, and I know one colleague in this field, his first consultation is purely that.
That's quite an interesting approach because people come with so much baggage, you know, for whatever reason, you know, the stress of it.
And also, as you've said, and we've sort of hinted at in other episodes, As clinicians, we adapt our approach according to the client and according to the feedback we get from the dog as well as the client.
You know, if things aren't progressing quite as we'd like, then we need to understand why, not think, oh, they just need to try harder, which I know you do sometimes hear those horror stories.
sorry just on the back of that Daniel that is exactly what it felt like when I first came to see you you just asked me to tell you what has been happening and I think at that moment I burst into tears so probably at that point I needed therapy as well than anything So, well, that comes with being heard and being listened to and someone actually generally seeing things from your perspective and not thinking that you're just being dramatic or it's, well, it's not as hard as you think or you're doing it wrong.
It was very much listening.
And as I have said previously, it was probably more behaviour management and therapy for me as opposed to tracks.
That's...
Yeah, that's the human side of it as well, isn't it? So, yeah, that's really important as well.
Because, as I said in the last episode, that if you, you know, if you offer advice that's not practical, it's worthless.
But
I'm actually understanding the whole situation so that we can make the best recommendations that we can.
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