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.
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Working with Resistant Clients: 3 Tried and Tested Tips
What feeling like pushing a client out the window taught me about dealing with resistance in therapy.
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…
3 Interventions for Treating Anxiety
What feeling like a freak can teach your clients about being human
How To Turn Vague Therapy Goals Into Actionable Steps
“But this feels insurmountable!” How I break down my clients’ therapy goals into easy steps.
How to Make More Money as a Therapist – and Help People More
Feel there’s something very wrong about asking someone who’s suffering for money? Here are some ways I’ve increased my own confidence around charging.
3 Techniques For Treating Jealousy
A jealous person can make life miserable not only for their partner, but for themselves.
“How do you calm an extremely depressed, crying and distraught person?”
What I did to calm a hysterical teenage client – and build rapport at the same time
How to Reframe the 5 Most Common Physical Depression Symptoms
Sleep disturbance, aches and pains, loss of sex drive… depression often causes physical symptoms. Here’s how to reframe the 5 most common ones.
3 Helpful Metaphors for Your Depressed Clients
Here are 3 powerful, hopeful metaphors you can use to help your depressed clients gain a fresh perspective on their experience.
