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Dr. Kirk Honda answers listener questions about psychotherapy and the therapeutic relationship. Topics include whether intellectual clients are harder to treat, the principles of person-centered therapy and phenomenological listening, how therapists answer: ‘what is therapy’, and the benefits and risks of individual sessions within couple therapy. July 31, 2026
00:00 Are intellectual clients hard to work with?
03:16 What should you expect from therapy?
08:59 What is person-centered therapy?
22:21 Is person-centered therapy appropriate to use with trauma?
24:32 What is therapy?
36:52 Should individual sessions be done in couple therapy?
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Trigger Warning: This episode may include topics such as assault, trauma, and discrimination. If necessary, listeners are encouraged to refrain from listening and care for their safety and well-being.
Disclaimer: The content provided is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only. Nothing here constitutes personal or professional consultation, therapy, diagnosis, or creates a counselor-client relationship. Topics discussed may generate differing points of view. If you participate (by being a guest, submitting a question, or commenting) you must do so with the knowledge that we cannot control reactions or responses from others, which may not agree with you or feel unfair. Your participation on this site is at your own risk, accepting full responsibility for any liability or harm that may result. Anything you write here may be used for discussion or endorsement of the podcast. Opinions and views expressed by the host and guest hosts are personal views. Although we take precautions and fact check, they should not be considered facts and the opinions may change. Opinions posted by participants (such as comments) are not those of the hosts. Readers should not rely on any information found here and should perform due diligence before taking any action. For a more extensive description of factors for you to consider, please see psychologyinseattle.com
Dr. Kirk Honda answers listener questions about psychotherapy and the therapeutic relationship. Topics include whether intellectual clients are harder to treat, the principles of person-centered therapy and phenomenological listening, how therapists answer: ‘what is therapy’, and the benefits and risks of individual sessions within couple therapy. July 31, 2026
00:00 Are intellectual clients hard to work with?
03:16 What should you expect from therapy?
08:59 What is person-centered therapy?
22:21 Is person-centered therapy appropriate to use with trauma?
24:32 What is therapy?
36:52 Should individual sessions be done in couple therapy?
Support us by...
Become a member: youtube.com/channel/UCOUZWV1DRtHtpP2H48S7iiw/join
Become a patron: patreon.com/PsychologyInSeattle
Contact us/more info...
Email: psychologyinseattle.com/contact
About Dr. Kirk: psychologyinseattle.com/about-dr-kirk-honda
Website: psychologyinseattle.com
Get stuff...
Merch: psychologyinseattle-shop.fourthwall.com
KIRKgram (like Cameo): psychologyinseattle.com/kirkgram
The Psychology In Seattle Podcast ®
Trigger Warning: This episode may include topics such as assault, trauma, and discrimination. If necessary, listeners are encouraged to refrain from listening and care for their safety and well-being.
Disclaimer: The content provided is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only. Nothing here constitutes personal or professional consultation, therapy, diagnosis, or creates a counselor-client relationship. Topics discussed may generate differing points of view. If you participate (by being a guest, submitting a question, or commenting) you must do so with the knowledge that we cannot control reactions or responses from others, which may not agree with you or feel unfair. Your participation on this site is at your own risk, accepting full responsibility for any liability or harm that may result. Anything you write here may be used for discussion or endorsement of the podcast. Opinions and views expressed by the host and guest hosts are personal views. Although we take precautions and fact check, they should not be considered facts and the opinions may change. Opinions posted by participants (such as comments) are not those of the hosts. Readers should not rely on any information found here and should perform due diligence before taking any action. For a more extensive description of factors for you to consider, please see psychologyinseattle.com
