Individual Counseling
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Mountain Guide Metaphor
We like to use metaphors to explain psychology and counseling because the process is complicated and often shrouded...
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Autobots And Decepticons
Talking about the Transformers movies with kids and adolescents is an excellent way to set a positive trajectory...
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Working With Adversarial Clients
Many therapists find working with a client who has an adversarial outlook on life to be challenging. At...
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Four Noble Truths
In his book ‘To Have or To Be’ Erich Fromm proposes a variation on the four noble truths...
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Road Map Metaphor
Metaphors can be useful to ground complicated concepts. The best teachers use metaphors all the time. We are...
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Mental Illness And Causation
Let’s imagine a morbid scenario. A man in good health and good spirits is taking his usual afternoon...
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Mental Health Crisis
When a friend or family member is going through a mental health crisis people usually become highly motivated...
