nd stomp my foot while repeating a line that expressed my anger and frustration, and exercise that was aimed at getting me in touch with my feeling. When my session ended I felt a sense of relief not only because I was no longer on the spot but also because I was able to explore some difficult issued and understand them a little better. As Dr Fiebert continued working with the other students, I carefully observed the different techniques he used in each of the stages, from fantasy work in stage 1 to the physical expression in stages 2 and 3, and finally the creative ways in which he had the client label his/her internal polarities. He didn’t repeat these techniques as he worked with each one of us so it gave us the opportunity to observe a variety of approaches that we could use later. Overall, the session demonstrated how quickly emotions could be evoked and how powerful a therapy it was. At the next group session it was our turn to act as therapist and since it was the first time I knew I would clumsily muddle through it and I was comfortable with that – it was part of the learning process. I was far more reluctant about being a client because I felt that had no control and was going to have to face my demons whether I liked it or not. Again I volunteered to be the first client, mainly to conquer my fear but also to view someone else’s technique before attempting it myself. Although we only focused on stages 1 and 2, most of us in the group had difficulty as therapist’s and relied heavily on the facilitator. At the end of our session we discussed what we thought our individual difficulties were and the on we all had in common was the fear of making our client break down. We had all witnessed on or more of our classmates cry in the previous session and none of us wanted to be the cause of such a breakdown. While we all realized that we could not be the “true” cause of such a reaction,...
