Kelly Lynch joins me in this new episode of the Colleague Down the Hall podcast where we explore the GRIIT and POWER methods she developed for enhancing mindset, resilience, identity, and problem-solving. She explains that often clients don't need new modalities but instead new ways of understanding the tried-and-true concepts you’ve already been using and teaching. She outlines the GRIIT method, focusing on growth, resilience, identity, integrity, and training, and the POWER method, which emphasizes pause, observation, working the problem, expressing impact, and recovery. We explore the applicability of these methods for both clients as well as the therapist. Kelly has been using these methods with populations such as first responders and entrepreneurs, and she highlights the importance of psychoeducation, rapport building, and using these strategies to empower both clients and therapists in managing professional and personal challenges.

 

“ As therapists, we can also use GRIIT to get back to that, to really be able to keep ourselves in alignment with what it is that we value in terms of what we want our clinical work to look like, being able to remember, okay, here's what my value system is under that integrity pillar to say I want to work with first responders or these are not my people, and that's okay to really let that be acceptable, because not every client should be the right fit for us”- Kelly Lynch

 

Highlights to discuss:

 

***GRIIT and POWER Methods: Kelly Lynch developed these methods to enhance mindset, resilience, identity, and problem-solving.

 

***Focus on Understanding: Clients often benefit more from new perspectives on established concepts rather than new modalities.

 

***GRIIT Method Components: Includes growth, resilience, identity, integrity, and training.

 

***POWER Method Components: Encompasses pause, observation, working the problem, expressing impact, and recovery.

 

***Clinical Applicability: These methods are useful in clinical settings, especially with first responders and entrepreneurs.

 

***Importance of Psychoeducation: Education about psychological concepts is crucial for effective therapy.

 

***Rapport Building: Establishing a strong connection between therapist and client is essential.

 

About the Guest:

 

Kelly Lynch, LCSW, EMT (ret.), CPT, PN-1 is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Life Coach, Personal Fitness Trainer, Nutrition Coach, and retired EMT. She has been walking with people through their journeys and challenges for over 20 years, beginning as an EMT in 2002, and moving into the mental health field in 2009. Kelly launched her first business, Turning Point Wellness, in 2014, and her clinical specialty is Acute Stress and Post Traumatic Stress Injuries in EMS professionals.

 

Kelly launched The GRIIT Project in 2022, offering mindset coaching through her transformational GRIIT and POWER coaching systems. She speaks nationally and internationally on topics related to mindset and problem-solving, as well as teaching clinicians in private practice how to brand and successfully market. Kelly is also a bestselling author, with her breakout book, ‘F*ck the Rules.’ She specializes in teaching people how to practice authenticity and find alignment through the power of self-leadership.

 

Connect with Kelly:

 

Website: www.thegriitproject.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamkellylynch/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkellylynch/

 

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