MM: What advice do you have for therapists who are curious about Voice Dialogue but feel hesitant about its use?


BG: Attend the workshop as it includes a full, live demonstra- tion of a classic voice dialogue session, so you will see how an indi- vidual self is facilitated and encouraged to express itself, full-throttle from its point of view, with no editing. Afterwards information that was communicated from the self is processed. Attending the work- shop lets you see for yourself some aspects that are non-verbal as another element Voice Dialogue focuses on is “linkage,” the under- lying energetic connection that can enliven all human interactions. This is the picture of the “invisible” part of a relationship, the energy that is behind our actions and words. Becoming aware of linkage (or the lack of it) and learning to link conscious- ly (instead of just experiencing energetic con- nection and disconnection through the selves) makes it possible for us to be intimate with others and at the same time maintain healthy boundaries. Being aware of linkage lets us see a whole new layer of reality in relationships that was previously invisible.


To learn more on your own time I recom-


mend Embracing Our Selves, by the Drs. Stone & Stone, who developed this work. Another amazing how-to book I recommend is The Facilitators’ Voice Dialogue Handbook by Miriam Dyak.


Keep in mind that on a simple level, our entire society thinks of themselves and others in terms of parts, so you can rely a bit on your common sense when adding parts work to your clinical practice. An example I use is that nearly everyone has experienced the phenomenon of


the alarm clock ringing at 5:30 AM. A part of you is adamant about staying in bed. Another part of you wants to be responsible and get out of bed. Still another part of you wants to play hooky and is excited to get up ONLY IF it means sneaking to the beach. Inner struggle ensues. This is a simple demonstration highlighting the fact that we are composed of many Selves, many parts of you, which is the basis of Voice Dialogue.


Submitted by Marianela Medrano, PhD, LPC, Founder of Palabra Counseling & Training Center, LLC. Please see ad about upcoming workshop on October 21, 2018 on page 9, and ad on page 27.


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