You may already be familiar with the idea of giving your clients ‘homework’ to do between sessions. Therapists like Milton Erickson and Jay Haley took this a step further, famously assigning behavioural tasks that could make a massive difference to their clients – and yours.
Psychotherapy Techniques Articles by Mark Tyrrell
The therapeutic relationship is vital; rapport and listening skills help our clients no end. But there are plenty more useful psychotherapeutic strategies and techniques. This collection was created to present some ideas and techniques which perhaps you won’t be so familiar with and also presents more familiar strategies in what I hope are new and interesting ways. Here you’ll find such topics as ‘mirror therapy’ and strategies to help the self sabotaging clients and many more. Grab a cup of tea or coffee, relax and find ideas for therapy you can use straight away.
3 Ways to Use Classical Conditioning in Therapy and Counselling
Well into adulthood, my mouth would water whenever I heard a key turning in a lock. You may be wondering what on earth happened to me! The answer is, nothing particularly odd. But it’s why I’m a chocaholic…
How to Reframe: “Life’s Not Fair!”
What I do with a client who feels injured, damaged, or cheated by life’s bad luck.
3 Scaling Questions From Solution Focused Therapy
Sometimes we need to help our clients find the shades of grey so they can build on the more subtle improvements in their situation.
10 Therapy Questions to Get to the Root of the Problem
Before assuming something’s seriously wrong, assess how your client is meeting the Primal Human Needs we all share.
3 Techniques for Good Grief Counselling
Helping the bereaved client feeling they can’t have any meaningful existence without their deceased loved one.
Where to Find Over 100 New Therapy Training Videos
Watch Mark demonstrate various reframes, techniques, hypnotic inductions and more in our new ‘French’ videos.
How to Help Your Client Overcome Their Limiting Beliefs
Artfully crafted therapeutic reframes are a wonderful way to rapidly help your clients discard limiting beliefs.
Help Your Clients Enjoy Success When it Comes
Many successful people report feeling happier when they were still struggling for success than after they’d reached it. Why do so many not enjoy success?
What Is ‘The Observing Self’ And Why Is It Such A Powerful Therapy Tool?
The ‘observing self’ helps us understand the workings of our own minds.
