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What does it mean to see a person?

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You do not find out who that person is if you start making assessments
Putting labels upon them
You just focus on that label

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I would leave my heart at the door before entering

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You do not know who they are
You have never walked in their shoes
You just have to
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Remembering our mentor Tom Andersen and all his wo

Remembering our mentor Tom Andersen and all his wonderful thoughts. His presence lives in Process Ethics, Community Engagement: A Collaborative Recovery Model and Now I See A Person Institute. It was 15 short years ago that he passed away. He was truly amazing to "see" as a therapist and his care for the Other. He taught me, our mission is to never harm a client by being too eager to help (bringing in ideas of what to "do to someone") rather to be able to "see the person" (to hear is to see & to listen is to see) and using the caring and genuine personhood of the therapist primarily to listen and care, to be formed and informed by the client and not what we learned in a book or other venues- being client driven and client honored, to be genuine and fully present and leaving your personal prejudices outside the door (or the ranch), to see our conversations as sacred for these are utterances that can often be for the first time and leaves the client potentially emotionally vulnerable, to have the time to listen and allow the mutual dialogues to ensue the conversational space for freedom and change and to “See...but you cannot borrow my eyes”, and to leave each session, hopefully, in a manner that created hope or prevented anyone to feel worse. Harlene Anderson was instrumental in these ideas and pushing them forward in the field. In 2001, I asked Ken, Harlene, Tom, Sally, Dan, Faith and Giselle to accompany in writing on Process Ethics (Journal of Systemic Therapies, 2001). Now I See A Person Institute was created on these premises of “Ethically Generated Relationships”. Every conversation whether at the ranch or via zoom, celebrates honesty, genuine caring, seeing a person rather than a diagnosis, trust, humility, and humanness.

#collaborative #horse #therapy #horsetherapy #equine #change #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #suicideprevention #savinglives #family #familytherapy #trauma #ptsd

Exciting news we adopted two new horses called She

Exciting news we adopted two new horses called Sherman and Skip! They’re providing so much love and comfort to us all! Amazing co-therapists!

We would like to ensure that people know there are options for mental health that 'see people' foremost and treatment is centered on a 'client and their family needs' versus focusing on deficiency definitions and learning 'skill sets' to help trauma and resultant symptoms dissipate. Clients need to be given alternatives.

Donations aid to ensure people are aware of options for wellness. Every donation helps the clients and clinicians to become aware of how trauma can be transcended with the relationships of nurturance and normalcy. #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram #horsepower #horsesheal #familytherapy #collaboration #collaborativetherapy #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #strength #suicideprevention #suicideawarness #therapy #horseranch

Congratulations to Dr Pavel Nepustil and Dr Susan

Congratulations to Dr Pavel Nepustil and Dr Susan Swim whom both published a Chapter this week with 'The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Critical Perspectives on Mental Health'. The publication was on the 'Critical Perspectives of Addiction'. #horsesheal #horse #addiction #therapy #nowiseeaperson #people #peoplematter #equine #california

It is important to ask ourselves, if we are in a s

It is important to ask ourselves, if we are in a state of hopelessness and despair, what we would want? Would we want to be listened to? Would we want to feel connected to others that cared for us? Would we want to feel that people had hope in us that this difficult time would pass and we would heal from it? Would we want to be reminded of our strengths and our wisdom that we have the power in ourselves to overcome this difficult time? Would we want to know that we have actually gained insight into ourselves, others and society? I think the answer to these questions would be ‘yes’ and I think we would want time and patience to do this. https://mailchi.mp/265815561cc4/preventing-suicide-meaningful-collaboration-with-young-people-and-families. #horsesheal #horse #trauma #lmft #nowiseeaperson #healing #natureheals

Now I See A Person wishes all a Happy Mother’s D

Now I See A Person wishes all a Happy Mother’s Day. Presenting Theresa (mom) & Oliver (son) just 2 of our equine co-therapists collaborating for change with trauma and underserved populations, and preventing the Troubled Teen Industry www.nowiseeaperson.com

Now I See A Person Institute will be providing tra

Now I See A Person Institute will be providing trauma therapy on the ranch in accordance with state guidelines. We plan a hybrid plan for now of tele health and in person.

A person describes her experience at Now I See A P

A person describes her experience at Now I See A Person as being a connective experience to herself, the horses, therapists and others in her life. These were her comments, "When I first came there, I was going up the dirt road, and I thought where am I? I had initially pictured an office, a building, I expected it to be like a regular therapist's office that I was going to, so I was very skeptical at first, why am I here? I saw the ranch and I saw the horses, Oh my god I love horses, I grew up with horses, as soon as I saw the horses and the environment, I felt really comfortable. It just wasn't your typical cold setting of being in an office with the white walls and people just being serious and quiet and even the offices are cold themselves - physically and metaphorically just cold. So it was a warm environment, it was very inviting, it made me feel very comfortable even before I got introduced to Dr Swim. So yeah it was really nice. I would say that it is a very welcoming and warm environment and that being there makes me or made me want to grow as a person, just being there made me want to grow as a person, and all the staff were really nice and they paid attention. The staff wanted to get to know you as a person, I mean it is their job to get to know you but ummm it was just warm and welcoming and it was a place where I could be myself and grow as a person.”

This person had an negative experience of other therapies. This person said, “Being in the hospital, I was 18 already so I was with the adults. And it was scary. I thought to myself I don't want to be here. I don't belong here. Like I just need out. I didn't see any therapists, I didn't get to talk to any therapists and they just put me on medication. There was no deeper, I guess, connection or he didn't look really deep into my problem and why I was in there. I didn't get any follow up calls. The experience I had didn't help me at all. I still attempted suicide I was still drinking heavily, partying heavily, still doing whatever what I was doing before I was hospitalized and they didn't really help me at all. They did not help.”
#breakingcodesilence #horses #therapy #horseshealinghope #listen

Jack treating those affected by The Troubled Teen

Jack treating those affected by The Troubled Teen Industry
Now I See A Person Institute attempts to prevent the Troubled Teen Industry though strength based therapy of what is right rather than wrong, using a nurturing environment of a horse ranch, using genuinely caring therapists who have the time to listen (not tell you what is wrong but listen to the traumatized), using horses as co-therapists to provide safe conversations of trauma while petting nurturing horses who care to listen too, and slowing adding the clients community of support (parents, family members or who you chose) to not only heal, find new self identify but find that empowerment that each person has but possibly misplaced due to past therapies, institutionalizations, hospitalizations or psychiatric interventions which unfortunately did not help. At Now I See A Person Institute we see you as a Person and not a Label that may have defined you in the past. Our team of therapists both human and equine provide the nurturance and normalcy to transform, sometimes for the first time in many years.

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