Do Metaphors Work In Therapy?

Case Study: How a Rock Experiment Shifted A Client's Perspective

Lisa Bradburn
BeingWell
Published in
5 min readJan 9, 2024

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A man holds a pumice stone in his hand | Image courtesy of Lopris, Shutterstock

Metaphor: a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract — Oxford Languages.

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Lisa Bradburn
BeingWell

Psychotherapist (RPQ) & Agile Coach at the intersection of technology, faith and the human condition. Let’s chat: lbradburn@gestaltmail.ca