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[ DISCLAIMER ] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in my personal and professional life, I don’t rely entirely on...
Deric Hollings
Sep 6, 20243 min read
IDK, but I'll Get Back to You
[ DISCLAIMER ] One aspect I appreciate about prior service in the Marine Corps was that other jarheads and I were encouraged to admit...
Deric Hollings
Sep 5, 20244 min read
No Hazing in Therapy
[ DISCLAIMER ] When serving the billet of military police (MP) in the United States Marine Corps, I learned the difference between...
Deric Hollings
Aug 27, 20246 min read
Agreeing With Irrationality
[ DISCLAIMER ] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to demonstrate how people disturb themselves using...
Deric Hollings
Aug 25, 20246 min read
Trust Me, Bro
[ DISCLAIMER ] Professional practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) involves persuasiveness. This is especially important...
Deric Hollings
Aug 24, 20247 min read
A Smart Aleck Practitioner
[ DISCLAIMER ] A smart aleck is defined as an obnoxiously conceited and self-assertive person with pretensions to smartness or...
Deric Hollings
Aug 20, 20244 min read
Healthy Concern
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use In a blogpost entitled Circle of Concern , I highlighted a modified form of Stephen Covey ’s...
Deric Hollings
Aug 9, 20244 min read
Seeking Supervision
[DISCLAIMER] In adolescence, I began the unregulated practice of life coaching. As there was no education, training, or licensing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 6, 20244 min read
Psychotherapeutic Limitations
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use I recall wondering why it was necessary to obey posted traffic signs when first attending driver’s...
Deric Hollings
Aug 5, 20243 min read
Encouragement of Doubtfulness
[DISCLAIMER] “So, Deric, no one can upset you, right?” That’s what a staff member of a behavioral health clinic at which I interned said...
Deric Hollings
Jul 23, 20244 min read
Flexible Use of Time
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with clients, I try to be mindful of time. Typically, each of my...
Deric Hollings
Jul 22, 20243 min read
Developing Practitioner Skills
[DISCLAIMER] Merely identifying as a psychotherapist with graduate degrees and licensure in counseling and social work doesn’t a...
Deric Hollings
Jul 21, 20244 min read
Creative REBT Practice
[DISCLAIMER] Although I don’t identify as a “creative,” I’ve produced content that people have identified in this manner. Up until junior...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20243 min read
REBT Flexibility
[DISCLAIMER] When I was a child, I had a number of big brothers assigned to me at different times, in association with the non-profit...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20244 min read
Use of a Whiteboard in REBT
[DISCLAIMER] One of the drawbacks to teaching Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) strictly by way of teletherapy is that I’ve not...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20243 min read
Meeting Clients Where They're At
[DISCLAIMER] When attending graduate school for social work, I commonly heard the phrase “Meet your clients where they are at.”...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20243 min read
Frequency of Sessions
[DISCLAIMER] When speaking with prospective clients seeking the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) services which I offer, I’m...
Deric Hollings
Jul 16, 20244 min read
Lapses in Progress
[DISCLAIMER] Practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), it may be useful to know that once you learn not to disturb yourself it...
Deric Hollings
Jul 15, 20243 min read
Friend Dispute
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an active-directive form of cognitive behavior therapy that serves as the...
Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20245 min read
Costs and Payoffs
[DISCLAIMER] As is the case with many matters in life, the practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) comes with costs and...
Deric Hollings
Jul 10, 20244 min read
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