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EPISODE · Aug 29, 2025 · 30 MIN

One of my Favorite Therapy Tools: Metaphor

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I’m excited to share about all the ways I use metaphor in counseling as a therapeutic tool. I use metaphors a LOT in therapy, but I don’t always hear other folks share about how they use metaphors in therapy.This episode has two parts:Part 1: Therapeutic reasons for using metaphors in counselingPart 2: Types of metaphors to use in counselingThere was so much to cover that I decided to just release one longer episode this week. I hope you find it useful!FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8Links Mentioned:Video by Milton H. Erickson Foundation: "5 Minute Therapy Tips - Episode 15: Metaphor - The Use of Metaphor”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tss8D05eDF4Book: Metaphor in Practice: A Professional’s Guide to Using the Science of Language (2017) by Niklas Torneke, MD and Steven C. Hayes, PhDhttps://amzn.to/4mA6Wlr(This is an affiliate link)Book: Metaphor Therapy (1995) by Richard R. Kopp, PhDhttps://amzn.to/4n9pCsn(This is an affiliate link)Article: "How therapists in cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic therapy reflect upon the use of metaphors in therapy: a qualitative study”https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9235099/Article: “Metaphor in Professional Counseling”https://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/metaphor-in-professional-counseling/Similar Past Episodes:"My go-to Therapy Tools as a Therapist”https://youtu.be/nO-TrbwJ0V8"More of my Favorite Therapy Tools”https://youtu.be/brTyHQ_hDH8LINKS:*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gearThis podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.Website: www.privatepracticeskills.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskillsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

I’m excited to share about all the ways I use metaphor in counseling as a therapeutic tool. I use metaphors a LOT in therapy, but I don’t always hear other folks share about how they use metaphors in therapy.This episode has two parts:Part 1: Therapeutic reasons for using metaphors in counselingPart 2: Types of metaphors to use in counselingThere was so much to cover that I decided to just release one longer episode this week. I hope you find it useful!FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8Links Mentioned:Video by Milton H. Erickson Foundation: "5 Minute Therapy Tips - Episode 15: Metaphor - The Use of Metaphor”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tss8D05eDF4Book: Metaphor in Practice: A Professional’s Guide to Using the Science of Language (2017) by Niklas Torneke, MD and Steven C. Hayes, PhDhttps://amzn.to/4mA6Wlr(This is an affiliate link)Book: Metaphor Therapy (1995) by Richard R. Kopp, PhDhttps://amzn.to/4n9pCsn(This is an affiliate link)Article: "How therapists in cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic therapy reflect upon the use of metaphors in therapy: a qualitative study”https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9235099/Article: “Metaphor in Professional Counseling”https://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/metaphor-in-professional-counseling/Similar Past Episodes:"My go-to Therapy Tools as a Therapist”https://youtu.be/nO-TrbwJ0V8"More of my Favorite Therapy Tools”https://youtu.be/brTyHQ_hDH8LINKS:*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gearThis podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.Website: www.privatepracticeskills.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskillsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

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