Timeline Therapy & Change Work Flashcards
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In Timeline Therapy, what is the primary purpose of floating back to the 'root cause' of a negative emotion?
Answer: To find the first event that created a chain of similar emotions so it can be released
Floating back to the root cause allows the client to release the original imprint event, which then clears the entire chain of subsequent events through the Gestalt.
Which metaphor best describes a client's 'Timeline' in NLP?
Answer: A spatial representation of past, present, and future events arranged in the mind
In NLP, the Timeline is the internal spatial arrangement of memories and future events that gives a person their subjective sense of time passing.
What does 'In Time' (or 'Through Time') orientation primarily mean in the context of Timeline Therapy?
Answer: The client's timeline runs through their body, making them deeply associated in the present moment
An 'In Time' person has their timeline running through them (often front to back), causing them to be highly present-focused and sometimes lose track of appointments.
When using the Gestalt technique in Timeline Therapy, what does the 'Gestalt' refer to?
Answer: The chain or cluster of all memories connected to a single root cause emotion
The Gestalt is the collection of all memories linked by a common negative emotion, which all release simultaneously when the root cause event is cleared.
A client says they 'can't see' a future where they are successful. From a Timeline Therapy perspective, what is the most likely issue?
Answer: Limiting decisions or negative emotions from the past may be contaminating their future timeline
In Timeline Therapy, an inability to construct a positive future often indicates that past negative emotions or limiting decisions are filtering or blocking the future timeline.
What is the recommended perceptual position for a client during the Timeline Therapy root cause regression?
Answer: Dissociated — floating above the timeline, observing events from a higher perspective
Clients are guided to float above their timeline (dissociated) so they can gain learnings and release emotions without being re-traumatized by re-association.
After completing Timeline Therapy work on a negative emotion, the practitioner should verify the change by asking the client to:
Answer: Think about the past event and notice whether the negative emotion is still accessible
A straightforward ecological check is to have the client attempt to access the old emotion from the original memory to confirm it is no longer present.