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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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