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In this episode of Therapist Expanded, Erin is joined by Alefyah Taqui, a humanistic therapist who practices from an attachment-based and person-centered perspective. 

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Alefyah believes in treating the therapist-client relationship as a collaborative partnership where both parties work together to identify root causes and patterns in order to find the best path forward - and it's one that involves is built upon the therapist's authenticity.

Throughout the episode, Alefyah emphasizes the importance of authenticity in the therapy room, providing valuable insights into her approach to mentoring her interns and encouraging them to develop their own unique styles as therapists. She also shares personal anecdotes about her childhood and how her experiences have influenced her life today. Additionally, Alefyah speaks candidly about a life-changing moment when she lost her eye, which transformed her from someone who preferred to blend into the background to someone who is now living authentically and being seen, heard, and real.

Here’s a breakdown of Erin’s episode with Alefyah:

02:44 – Alefyah talks about her background, her work and her passions in the field.

05:30 – Alefyah describes her work as a therapist, saying it’s important to understand that you are the biggest asset and the biggest tool in the room

09:12 – Therapists need to embrace the new things they’re learning, which will help them encourage a client to embrace as well.

16:05 – Erin speaks on the rare instances where therapists overshare, speaking about an experience she had herself, while Alefyah speaks on how to know the line of sharing as a therapist

23:48 – Erin shares a little bit on how she trains interns and wants them to become who they are, rather than who Erin is.

27:05 – Alefyah says she starts with therapists by watching a session without a notepad and just reflecting back their strengths and highpoints

28:22 – We’re self-oriented towards healing and we always seem to want to come to how we were when we were little

32:07 – Alefyah tells us about a time in her life when she held herself back and when she really went for something and was vulnerable, as she shares what her childhood looked like and how losing her eye changed her life

39:26 – To Alefyah, Mental health revolution means taking away the thought that we’re on the two sides of the wounded and the healers, and we’re really in this together

44:04 – Alefyah asks Erin about how moving away from her home shows up for her in her life

49:09 – Alefyah wants you to know your journey within yourself is ongoing and you...