Dr Doris Brett on being on the other side of the therapist's couch, asking great questions, and constructing great stories.

My guest today is Doris Brett, also known as Doris Imber - my mum! As well as being my mum, Doris Brett has practised as a clinical psychologist for nearly four decades, and is also a multi-award-winning poet and critically acclaimed memoirist and writer. Her books range through various genres, including therapeutic stories for children, fiction, memoir and poetry. She even wrote a bread baking book back in the 80s.
Doris' latest book is The Sunday Story Club, co-written with Kerry Cue, about conversation being the new hot conversation topic. It taps into the global movement towards reclaiming face-to-face meaningful conversation and personal stories, rather than living our lives online.
In this chat, we cover:

What happens in a client’s very first therapy session

How Doris identifies patterns and themes in therapy sessions

How to build rapport and trust quickly

The impact of writing about trauma to help gain insight

Questions to ask yourself to elicit stories that you haven’t thought about in years

How to construct a great discussion question

How stories can help us reframe our experiences around failure

How stories can help us overcome procrastination

How to construct a great story

How to identify personality disorders in the workplace

What to do if you are working with a Narcissist or Psychopath

How to find a great therapist

Get your copy of The Sunday Story Club right here. And check out Doris talking about the book here.
Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.
Get in touch at [email protected]
If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

My guest today is Doris Brett, also known as Doris Imber - my mum! As well as being my mum, Doris Brett has practised as a clinical psychologist for nearly four decades, and is also a multi-award-winning poet and critically acclaimed memoirist and writer. Her books range through various genres, including therapeutic stories for children, fiction, memoir and poetry. She even wrote a bread baking book back in the 80s.

Doris' latest book is The Sunday Story Club, co-written with Kerry Cue, about conversation being the new hot conversation topic. It taps into the global movement towards reclaiming face-to-face meaningful conversation and personal stories, rather than living our lives online.

In this chat, we cover:

What happens in a client’s very first therapy session
How Doris identifies patterns and themes in therapy sessions
How to build rapport and trust quickly
The impact of writing about trauma to help gain insight
Questions to ask yourself to elicit stories that you haven’t thought about in years
How to construct a great discussion question
How stories can help us reframe our experiences around failure
How stories can help us overcome procrastination
How to construct a great story
How to identify personality disorders in the workplace
What to do if you are working with a Narcissist or Psychopath
How to find a great therapist

Get your copy of The Sunday Story Club right here. And check out Doris talking about the book here.

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co