It's a New Take - Stranger No Danger !

Rapport counts for approx 80% of success regardless of what brand of therapy is used. I think having a "trusting face" is being non threatening & genuinely empathetic.  I am a short, roundish female with a symmetrical pleasing face with lots of freckles - definitely non threatening!

In a new interpersonal situation, women tend to smile at the other person. This is a legacy of fight or flight and indicates "I am not going to harm you" to the other person. I thought this idea was a silly bit of research so I observed what happened with others & I tried it. Try it and see what happens !

Listening is important but so is asking challenging questions at the right time. People often confide in strangers for many good reasons. Often it’s as simple as being in the same place at that time.  A major plus is you will probably never see the other person again .

It's a new take - Stranger No Danger !  

It happens to me a lot !

Louise Smith     PSYCHOLOGIST 
(Assoc MAPS) (QCT), B. A. (Hons) (Psych) (Japanese & Music), Dip. T. Prim. & Spec. Ed.(Hearing Impaired)

CBT(TF); EMDR; Pet Therapy; Art Therapy; Hypnotherapy

Enoggera Health Practice  - Brisbane Queensland Australia     

Make Positive Life Changes - Improve Assertiveness and Self Esteem
Deal with Trauma, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Anger and Stress
Cope with Workplace Issues - Team work, Setting Goals, Problem solving

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