▁you ▁are ▁after ▁when ▁changing ▁a ▁family ." ▁ ▁This ▁may ▁be ▁directly ▁compared ▁with ▁Fritz ▁Per ls ' ▁use ▁of ▁an ▁" empty ▁chair " ▁as ▁a ▁context ▁for ▁imag ined ▁interactions ▁( where ▁the ▁client ▁was ▁often ▁invited ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁chair ▁and ▁thus ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁imag ined ▁to ▁be ▁sitting ▁there ); ▁Bert ▁Hell inger ' s ▁approach , ▁which ▁requires ▁the ▁client ▁to ▁ar range ▁family ▁members ▁( play ed ▁by ▁volunte ers ) ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁or ▁pattern ▁which ▁matches ▁the ▁client ' s ▁internal ▁understanding , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁re organ ise ▁the ▁row ; ▁and ▁Virginia ▁Sat ir ' s ▁work ▁with ▁table aux ▁and ▁post ure . ▁▁ ▁Em phas izing ▁the ▁Pos itive ▁- ▁Er ick son ▁claimed ▁that ▁his ▁sens ory ▁" dis abilities " ▁( d ys lex ia , ▁colour ▁blind ness , ▁being ▁tone - de af ) ▁helped ▁him ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁aspects ▁of ▁communication ▁and ▁behavior ▁which ▁most ▁other ▁people ▁over look ed . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁typical ▁example ▁of ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁positive . ▁ ▁Er ick son ▁would ▁often ▁compl iment ▁the ▁patient ▁for ▁a ▁sympt om , ▁and ▁would ▁even ▁encou rage ▁it , ▁in ▁very ▁specific ▁ways . ▁In ▁one ▁am using ▁example , ▁a ▁woman ▁whose ▁in - la ws ▁caused ▁her ▁n ause ous ▁feelings ▁in ▁the ▁gut ▁every ▁time ▁they ▁visited ▁unexpected ly ▁was ▁" t aught " ▁to ▁vom it ▁spect ac ular ly