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Practical Problems
[DISCLAIMER] When clients see me for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it useful to identify practical problems worthy of...
Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 20244 min read
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Stopping a Runaway Train
[DISCLAIMER] According to one source, “The train of thought or track of thought refers to the interconnection in the sequence of ideas...
Deric Hollings
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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Use of Psychotherapeutic Questions
[DISCLAIMER] Long before I became a psychotherapist and began practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I served in the United...
Deric Hollings
Jan 29, 20244 min read
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Does That Make Sense?
[DISCLAIMER] When working at an internship site while involved in a graduate social work program, I had a trainer who would explain new...
Deric Hollings
Jan 28, 20242 min read
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Think for Yourself
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use The term “dimwit” may be defined as a stupid person. The adjective “dim” infers that one isn’t bright...
Deric Hollings
Jan 28, 20244 min read
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Nonverbal and Paraverbal Communication
[DISCLAIMER] Although I practice Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), strictly through use of teletherapy, I still find it important...
Deric Hollings
Jan 23, 20244 min read
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Recalling Information
[DISCLAIMER] When I was a child, I didn’t know that I qualified for a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)....
Deric Hollings
Jan 23, 20243 min read
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Psychotherapeutic Roles
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I find it useful to clearly define the roles of psychotherapy....
Deric Hollings
Jan 22, 20243 min read
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Active and Directive
[DISCLAIMER] I once attended a life-sized corn maze in which participants were invited to navigate various paths that led to twists,...
Deric Hollings
Jan 18, 20244 min read
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Helpful Feedback
[DISCLAIMER] Page 39 of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion invites Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioners to...
Deric Hollings
Jan 18, 20243 min read
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Frame of Reference
[DISCLAIMER] Underlying the practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a frame of reference—the mechanism for linking theory...
Deric Hollings
Jan 17, 20243 min read
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Summarizing
[DISCLAIMER] In psychotherapy, summarizing, or “summarising” if one favors British English, may be described as “accurately and...
Deric Hollings
Jan 17, 20243 min read
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Time Management in Therapy Sessions
[DISCLAIMER] I’d just begun working for a new psychotherapeutic practice some years ago. The owner of the company, a seasoned clinician,...
Deric Hollings
Jan 15, 20244 min read
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Disconfirmation
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use Have you ever questioned whether or not people like you? For instance, if you’re a person of...
Deric Hollings
Jan 15, 20244 min read
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An Adaptive Approach
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled Teletherapy, I list some pros and cons related to the practice of mental health treatment and...
Deric Hollings
Jan 14, 20243 min read
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Pre-REBT Experience
[DISCLAIMER] With my practice Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I don’t have clients lie on a couch while facing away from me and...
Deric Hollings
Jan 14, 20244 min read
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In Terms of REBT
[DISCLAIMER] Page 26 of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion invites Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioners to remember...
Deric Hollings
Jan 13, 20243 min read
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The Reflection Process
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use It isn’t uncommon for people to initially present to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)...
Deric Hollings
Jan 12, 20243 min read
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Therapeutic Alliance
[DISCLAIMER] Maintaining graduate degrees in both counseling and social work, I market myself as a psychotherapist. While colloquially...
Deric Hollings
Jan 11, 20244 min read
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It's In the Past
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, The Walt Disney Company, fair use One of The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) films I most treasure is The Lion...
Deric Hollings
Jan 11, 20244 min read
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