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QB Drills
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I assist clients with the disputation of irrational beliefs. To...
Deric Hollings
Mar 31, 20243 min read
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Distorted Inferences
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an Activating...
Deric Hollings
Mar 28, 20244 min read
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Healthy vs. Unhealthy Frustration
[DISCLAIMER] When using the ABC model of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I encourage clients to consider the consequences of...
Deric Hollings
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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Activation
[DISCLAIMER] “Activation” may be defined as the action or process of making something active or operative. Here, “action” may be defined...
Deric Hollings
Mar 23, 20243 min read
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Consequences
[DISCLAIMER] When I was in junior high and high school, educational administrators apparently thought it was a proper use of students’...
Deric Hollings
Mar 19, 20247 min read
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Unhealthy vs. Healthy Negative Emotions
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Imagine you’ve just received news that the person to whom you’re emotionally closest has unexpectedly...
Deric Hollings
Mar 18, 20245 min read
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Identifying Feelings
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use While practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I’ve encountered many instances of clients...
Deric Hollings
Mar 16, 20243 min read
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REBT and Emotions
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I occasionally encounter criticism about the perceived promotion...
Deric Hollings
Mar 14, 20244 min read
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Emotional Responsibility
[DISCLAIMER] One of the major concepts that led me to choose Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) over other psychotherapeutic...
Deric Hollings
Mar 6, 20243 min read
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Challenging the B-C Paradigm
[DISCLAIMER] One of the fundamental techniques used in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is practice of the ABC model—not merely...
Deric Hollings
Mar 5, 20245 min read
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Unfortunate Events
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) operates on two fundamental principles: The ABC model and unconditional acceptance....
Deric Hollings
Mar 4, 20243 min read
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Demystifying REBT
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use When treating or managing client symptoms of mental illness or disorders, I aim to demystify...
Deric Hollings
Mar 2, 20245 min read
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Confrontation in REBT
[DISCLAIMER] Over the years of practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I’ve come to understand that people often...
Deric Hollings
Mar 1, 20243 min read
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Switching Targets
[DISCLAIMER] After having received firearms training from the Departments of Defense, State, and Energy, I once achieved a proficient...
Deric Hollings
Feb 29, 20244 min read
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Listening for the ABCs
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I listen closely for the Actions, Beliefs, and Consequences of the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 24, 20243 min read
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I Have a Theory About That
[DISCLAIMER] I recently listened to episode #296 of Michael Malice’s Your Welcome podcast in which Malice interviewed Bret Weinstein, and...
Deric Hollings
Feb 20, 20245 min read
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Accepting the Tendency to Self-Disturb
[DISCLAIMER] Although they may exist without my knowledge, I’m unaware of humans who don’t ever urinate or defecate. Even if there are...
Deric Hollings
Feb 18, 20245 min read
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Meta-Emotional Problems
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), clients occasionally present with meta-emotional problems. Page 64...
Deric Hollings
Feb 17, 20244 min read
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Focus on the Target Problem
[DISCLAIMER] Unlike some people within the field of mental, emotional, and behavioral health or wellness, I’ve chosen not to ditch the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 13, 20245 min read
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Rational Expression
[DISCLAIMER] A client recently told me that when I began working with him years ago, he didn’t fully comprehend the Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20243 min read
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