Questioning Certainty: Theoretical Tensions in Practice. Tensions as an Ethical Companion

Abstract

In this writing, I engage with the articles, Stories of “self”: Ideology in action (Simon, 2024) and Towards a heart-centred philosophy: Embracing poetry as transformative practice (Abraham, 2024). Both pieces helped expand how I understand systemic therapy, along with broader considerations of professional responsibility. Inspired by these readings, I reflect on the tensions that arise when therapeutic theories meet lived human complexity and the pressures of neoliberal professional culture. Rather than viewing these tensions as problems to resolve, I approach them as ethical companions that invite ongoing reflexivity and relational accountability in therapeutic practice.