Tag: self-defeating patterns


Paradoxical Directive: Stop Trying to Fix Your Problems

Paradoxical Directive: Stop Trying to Fix Your Problems

Introduction and Core Definition of the Paradoxical Directive The Paradoxical Directive represents a highly specialized, counter-intuitive therapeutic intervention deployed primarily within systemic, strategic, and brief therapy models. Fundamentally, it involves the therapy professional instructing the client to perform the very behavior or action they are seeking to eliminate, or alternatively, to act in a manner […]

Read More