It seems that to be effective, therapists need to focus on client resources and potential solutions at least as much as pathology and causes.
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5 Ways to Help Your Clients Make Tough Decisions
We all approach life’s crossroads sometimes. There are paths, maybe many, to choose from. Help your clients see things more clearly so they can move forward.
Paradoxical Interventions: My Client Who Fell
When you’re not getting the results you want, stop what isn’t working and try something new and unexpected. Widen the way you see the problem.
3 Ways to Help Your Bullied Clients
If we are to help our bullied clients, the first thing we need to understand is what exactly is happening when someone is being bullied.
6 Easy Behavioural Interventions for Anxiety
Help your clients beat bursts of heightened anxiety.
Should You Ever Pass Judgement on Your Clients?
Three tips to help you work effectively with clients who challenge your therapeutic objectivity.
Research Roundup 6: Redefining Problems, the Benefits of Rising Early, and Why Social Bonding Can Lead to Violence
The sixth instalment in this occasional series continues to navigate the boundless ocean of psychological research.
5 Proven Behavioural Interventions for Depression
As terrible as depression is, some simple interventions can be surprisingly effective in relieving symptoms. Use these techniques to help clients rediscover their enjoyment of life.
10 More Top CBT Worksheets Websites
CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) remains one of the most widely used therapeutic treatment approaches in mental health today. Reinvigorate your CBT toolbox with this list of resources.
Treating the Grief of Dashed Life Expectations
We can and do grieve for the life we’d imagined when it doesn’t transpire. Listen to my answer to a Q&A question concerning the grief of dashed expectations.
