Working ideas
Useful names for things that are otherwise hard to see.
A few maps for patterns that are easier to work with once they have a name.
Some show up in therapy. Others are simply useful ways of naming something you have already noticed.
Arc Mapping
A simple way to follow a pattern across time: what sets it off, what you do to protect yourself, and what changes when you try something different.
Why it matters: Prevents treatment from drifting into insight without implementation.
Control Gradient
A way to practice flexibility in increments, so the alternative to control is not “just make a reckless leap.”
Why it matters: Builds tolerance without forcing abrupt exposure.
Belief Deconstruction Grid
A way to sort inherited beliefs into what you want to keep, revise, or release—without rushing yourself into a new certainty.
Why it matters: Reduces confusion during identity reconstruction.
Pattern Externalization
Putting an internal loop into words, a diagram, or physical space so it becomes something you can examine instead of something you are trapped inside.
Why it matters: Improves precision when clients feel flooded or fused with the problem.
Uncertainty Capacity
The ability to make a values-based move before every uncertainty has been resolved.
Why it matters: Reduces compulsive decision loops.
Meaning Reconstruction
The slow work of rebuilding identity, values, and direction after a belief system or major relationship has stopped making sense.
Why it matters: Supports coherence after religious or relational rupture.