Edge of the Couch The Messiness of Therapy - Interview with Tyndal Schreiner
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Apr 27, 2022 Tyndal Schreiner, a therapist and writer focused on Internal Family Systems and supporting women, models imperfection in therapy. She and the hosts normalize the uncomfortable, messy middle of therapy. They talk about practical resourcing, checking for loose ends, IFS framing of dysregulation, and owning mistakes to repair and move forward.
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Therapy's Middle Is Messy
- Social media shows the tidy wins of therapy but hides the difficult middle where it often feels worse before it gets better.
- Tyndal says normalizing the painful, lonely, bodily toll of therapy reduces stigma and sets realistic expectations.
End Sessions By Checking Loose Ends
- Check for 'loose ends' in the last 5–10 minutes of a session and name what still matters to the client.
- Make a plan to return to unresolved topics so the client's system feels heard and regulated.
Use A Distress Scale Before Ending
- Use a SUDs-style scale to check subjective distress and teach clients their own signals for calm versus high distress.
- Ask the scale before ending a session to decide whether to pause, plan, or resettle.