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The Power of Desire Dethroned

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  There is a famous couple problem that a majority of psychotherapists encounter in the exercise of their practice. This complaint, made equally by men or by women, could be summed up as follows: "I love my companion, a priori, I like making love, but I no longer have any sexual desire at all.  Generally, the person asks the therapist to help him regain his sexual desire when it comes to individual therapy, or else the request will be formulated within the framework of couple therapy, and there, it is a situation where one of the two partners is waiting, and the other is at fault for not desiring. Moreover, it is to the latter that the reproaches are made. Failing To Find Your Desire So, the "offending party" feels guilty of malfunctioning, guilty of not succeeding in rediscovering his desire, and guilty of hurting the person he loves and putting his couple in danger. And for the other, who is waiting, it is also extremely difficult because he feels frustra...

The Therapeutic Alliance in Teleconsultation

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The therapeutic alliance corresponds to the collaboration between the psychologist and his patient to achieve the established objectives of the treatment. It is essential during therapy, often considered more important than the techniques used by the therapist. Qualitative Therapeutic Alliance For a therapeutic alliance to be qualitative, three elements must be present. First of all, the patient and his therapist must agree on the goals of the therapy. Then, it is also necessary that they agree on the means put in place to achieve these objectives. Finally, the psychologist and his patient must build a quality emotional bond. This allows the patient to feel confident and to be able to share personal and necessary information for good care. The Considerable Increase in Teleconsultations More and more individuals are interested in remote medical or psychological consultations. This phenomenon has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which ...