When a person begins therapy, themes begin to emerge. Sometimes a powerful theme emerges in the first (and on some occasions only session) session. This theme usually dominates thinking and life choices. Often, it can be simple like, "I want my life to be like one long highlight film!" At other times, it can be painful and disappointing like, "I never feel like will be enough for anyone to love me or want to stay with me." While themes can change, be numerous, or remain somewhat constant, it is through elaborating them, their power, and their consequences that determine not only what has been silently assumed, but how we might work together to find other ways of living. The themes that are self-defeating have been a part of a life story, but are not the path of the "What is right with you" story. What is right with me can be expressed in terms of one's true self, one's always known inner truth, one's innate talents, who God created me to be, etc. But when the theme has been destructive, tearing down those latent abilities that remain part of an un-lived life.
Steven M. Harris, Ph.D. My Website
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