ABSTRACT
This is a strategy to help you and your clients become more aware of how the everyday metaphors they use may be shaping their thoughts. By paying attention to metaphors and asking questions about them, clients gain understanding about their situation and how they are thinking about it from a very different perspective. The exercise is a really useful way to explore difficult or sensitive issues, as the client can describe the metaphors in detail without needing to worry about explaining the ‘real situation’ to you. It can also be time saving.
