I’ve had some “one-off” successes like this too (sometimes in as little as 30 minutes, though this was in an environment where we had a lot of shared context). A lot of your intuitions about this match mine, and I hadn’t actually made the “anxious vs avoidant” heuristic explicit to myself until I read your account of it, so thank you! Also love the “bounty” idea, and will think about how I might be able to implement it in my own practice.
"Brief Psychotherapy" approaches are designed to work quickly and are similar to your philosophy. Brett Steenbarger is someone I respect a lot in this area. He's published textbooks on the topic but may be better known as a financial trading coach.
I’ve had some “one-off” successes like this too (sometimes in as little as 30 minutes, though this was in an environment where we had a lot of shared context). A lot of your intuitions about this match mine, and I hadn’t actually made the “anxious vs avoidant” heuristic explicit to myself until I read your account of it, so thank you! Also love the “bounty” idea, and will think about how I might be able to implement it in my own practice.
Fascinating. Nice work Chris!
"Brief Psychotherapy" approaches are designed to work quickly and are similar to your philosophy. Brett Steenbarger is someone I respect a lot in this area. He's published textbooks on the topic but may be better known as a financial trading coach.
https://traderfeed.blogspot.com/2007/01/brief-therapy-for-mentally-well.html