Use your self-foundations blog post

     I love the therapeutic use of self and all of the fun elements that play a part within it.  Small things that we often do not think about, such as our non verbal communication is huge!  I think my favorite of all the components of the therapeutic use of self is humor!  When I shadowed a therapist for 6 months for an undergraduate internship, that was her go to.  No matter if the situation was getting awkward, intense, or sad, she would always use this technique of humor and it was a game changer.  Not only did it lighten the mood for all of us, but relaxed the client to a state of participation in the activities or goals they had set for the day.  I will strive to involve humor in my future practice, firstly because I am goofy so I would find that as a strength, but even on my bad and non goofy days I want to make my clients laugh and smile.  That's what it is all about at the end of the day for me, their happiness when they walk out of our doors.