
In the Borderlands of Therapy with marcela polanco
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“What if we stopped asking, 'What do I do with this client?' and started asking, ‘What’s alive in this relationship?’” —marcela polanco
In this episode of Therapist Confidential, Travis Heath is joined by marcela polanco for a radical reimagining of therapy—not as a series of techniques to be applied, but as a relationship to be tended. Together, they explore what it means to shift from prescriptive models to deeply relational, decolonial practices rooted in lived experience, language, and land.
Drawing from her life as a Colombian immigrant, narrative therapist, and decolonial scholar, marcela invites listeners to consider healing that’s grounded in connection, not just intervention. Produced by Psychotherapy.net, this conversation opens a necessary dialogue about what it means to truly meet another human being in therapy—and what might be possible when we do.
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