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2. Use Positive Rituals
Clients find healing rituals very
reassuring. Think about how you can
best insert supportive and comforting
rituals into your interactions. Is there
music in your waiting room? Do
you start each session with a positive
statement? Are clients encouraged to
share the gains they have achieved since
the last session? We can use physical
props such as fountains and affirmative
posters, as well as interactive questions
to build a positive environment.
3. Reframe Complaints
Whether we're thinking negative
thoughts or dealing with a pessimistic
attitude in a client, we can always pull
the silver lining out of the dark cloud.
If you don't like a client's pessimism or
negative trait, perceive it differently.
For instance, if a client is stubborn,
label them as passionate instead of
stubborn. If a client can only see the
downside of their challenge, point
out how patient or strong they are
being. Many psychological experts
believe it takes three positives to
neutralize a negative.
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Keep this
in mind and aim for a three-to-
one ratio for statements you make
internally or aloud during a session.
4. Focus on Meaning
Spiritual qualities can help us make
meaning out of the stormy events of
life. Instead of speaking only to the
dark sides of the clients' challenges,
see if it's possible to reflect on a
quality that adds meaning. For
instance, does the situation call
for acceptance, appreciation, faith,
5. Lissa Rankin, "The Nocebo Effect: Negative
Thoughts Can Harm Your Health."
6. Ted J. Kaptchuk and Franklin G. Miller,
"Placebo Effects in Medicine," The New England
Journal of Medicine 373 (July 2, 2015): 8–9,
accessed September 2016, www.nejm.org/
doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1504023#t=article.
7. The Miracle Zone, "80% of Thoughts Are Negative
… 95% are Repetitive," March 2, 2012, accessed
September 2016, https://faithhopeandpsychology.
wordpress.com/2012/03/02/80-of-
thoughts-are-negative-95-are-repetitive/.
8. Kaptchuk and Miller, "Placebo Effects in
Medicine"; Cara Feinberg, "The Placebo
Phenomenon," Harvard Magazine online,
January–February 2013, accessed
September 2016, www.harvardmagazine.
com/2013/01/the-placebo-phenomenon.
9. Steph Fontane Pennock, "Why We Need Negative
and Positive Emotions," Positive Psychology
Program, January 23, 2014, accessed September
2016, www.positivepsychologyprogram.com/
positive-emotions-positive-psychology-know/.
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gratitude, hopefulness, love, peacefulness,
relief, serenity, or some other meaningful
perception? If it's not appropriate to speak
about these traits to a client, hold them
in your own mind when interacting.
5. Show Compassion
Our humanity is actually an asset, not
a detractor in working with clients. It's
OK to be empathic and compassionate.
Simply saying something like, "I'd
find that difficult, too," or, "I'm so
proud of you," can go a long way.
Chuck Norris got it right: "A lot of times
people look at the negative side of what
they feel they can't do. I always look on the
positive side of what I can do."
Notes
1. "What is the Placebo Effect?" WebMD, accessed
September 2016, www.webmd.com/pain-
management/what-is-the-placebo-effect.
2. Lissa Rankin, "The Nocebo Effect: Negative
Thoughts Can Harm Your Health," August 6,
2013, Psychology Today online, accessed
September 2016, www.psychologytoday.com/
blog/owning-pink/201308/the-nocebo-effect-
negative-thoughts-can-harm-your-health.
3. "Placebo Effect," American Cancer Society,
accessed September 2016, www.cancer.
org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/
treatmenttypes/placebo-effect.
4. University of Oxford, "Placebo Effect Works Both
Ways," February 27, 2011, published in Science News in
Science Daily online, accessed September 2016, www.
sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110226212356.htm.
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