Chris was eager to initiate conversation this morning. He clearly had a great deal of things on his mind this morning. He initiated the session by sharing that he had "some bad news to talk about."
This "news" afforded another wonderful opportunity to further discuss aspects of peer relationships, perspective taking, presupposition, problem solving, positive mindset, the value of mindfulness and the importance of "filters." Attention was variable this session, and brief discussion of the zones of regulation was extremely facilitative this morning as conversation expanded. Review of strategies to support modulation followed, and Chris demonstrated less fluctuation in overall affect and subsequently shared that he "felt better." Aspects of problem solving based on hypothetical scenarios, as well as current real life scenarios were supposed with familiar cues and prompts.