ABSTRACT
The joint aspect of the therapy work is emphasized in their working on the issues between sessions. The homework might be to be aware of a particular emotion that occurs as they go about their day to day activities and to monitor it. A client who reacts in a particular, but undesirable, way in certain circumstances can be given homework to begin the process towards altering the pattern of the unwanted behaviour. The therapist is active in many ways: actively questioning, using techniques and skills from a range of disciplines. The method allows a ‘fusion’ of skills, as we have already seen when therapists explored the flexibility of the therapist in the approach. The experienced therapist may dare to step out of the rigidity of their original training to take on board the value of other approaches. Having stressed activity, it must be pointed out that this does not preclude silence.
