# 64- Quantum Leaps vs Horse & Buggy Therapy

For the most part therapists view the process of change as occurring in a linear step-by-step manner. We envision change as happening when we help the client ‘put one foot in front of the other’ until he finally reaches his stated goal. And from within a logical framework, this seems to make a lot of sense. However, in following this line of thinking, the obvious conclusion is that therapy is inevitably a long process that will likely take months or even years. And of course, for him to be successful, he must understand that he will have to put in a lot of time and effort to reach his goal. The problem with this view is that the therapist assumes that the client is ‘trapped’ by his physical reality and history. From this finite reality it would seem that he can only ‘escape’ by taking limited and small steps forward. However the ‘true reality’ of man’s existence, is that he has unlimited and ‘infinite potential’. When the therapist is able to help the client access this innate unlimited potential, the client’s natural tendency is to take ‘quantum leaps’ forward in his growth and recovery. This means that it is possible for the therapist to work on ‘secondary problems’ that are seemingly unrelated to the primary issue, but have an impact on the primary issue. For example, if we help the angry client improve self-esteem, his primary issue of anger will automatically diminish. This podcast will explore the nature and conditions that perpetuate ‘horse & buggy’ type therapies, and how a slight change in the therapist’s perspective can influence the client to spontaneously take exponential or quantum leaps forward toward positive change.