Individual Counseling
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Therapy As A Crutch
Although we tend to think of going to therapy in a positive light, as a chance to overcome...
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Dual Diagnosis
A dual diagnosis is when a mental illness and a substance use disorder occur at the same time....
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Three Routes To Change
A useful way to conceptualize change is to think of a triangle where thoughts, emotions, and behaviors represent...
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Therapist Self-Disclosure
A lot of burgeoning clinicians learn in their programs that therapist self-disclosure, which simply means sharing an intimate...
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Sometimes Listening is Better Than Giving Advice
You learn pretty quickly in the counseling situation that sometimes what clients remember and appreciate was your compassionate...
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You Can Go Further Than Your Therapist
Experienced therapists, when talking about helping their clients make lifestyle changes, will often say something like “I would...
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Positively Reinforcing Honesty
A challenge therapists face all the time is the same challenge most people face in their close relationships...
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Putting Off Making A Decision
Rationalizations block human growth because they let us off the hook from seeing the truth; they are the...
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Reframing
Reframing is a therapeutic technique where you help a client consider an idea from a different point of...
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Recognizing Life Skills
When people decide to seek therapy it usually means they feel like they have exhausted all of the...
