Deric Hollings
Vehicle Warning Indicators
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m fascinated by how so few people with whom I’ve spoken throughout the years apparently don’t...
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Deric Hollings
- Aug 30
- 8 min
Transform Rigid Yearning
[ DISCLAIMER ] Do you think of your ability to try something as that which relates to a helpful tool? If not, how about the ability to...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 20
- 6 min
Perspective Shift
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Take a look at the above-indicated picture. What do you see? Perhaps you think you’re looking at a...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 11
- 6 min
ABC with XYZ
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an active-directive form of cognitive behavior therapy that serves as the...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 11
- 5 min
Friend Dispute
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an active-directive form of cognitive behavior therapy that serves as the...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 7
- 5 min
Heuristics
[DISCLAIMER] According to Wikipedia: A heuristic ‘method of discovery’, or heuristic technique (problem solving, mental shortcut, rule of...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 1
- 7 min
Difference Between Confrontation and Disputation
[DISCLAIMER] In my personal and professional life, I practice Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) which is a form of cognitive...
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Deric Hollings
- Jun 21
- 6 min
Common Enemy
[DISCLAIMER] There was a time that I used to see couples for behavioral health care, though I’ve since decided to take my practice into a...
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Deric Hollings
- Jun 20
- 4 min
It's All Bad
[DISCLAIMER] During my senior year of high school, lyricist E-40 released the album In a Major Way that featured the track “It’s All Bad”...
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Deric Hollings
- Jun 9
- 10 min
Logical Relation
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use Within my blog, I often use syllogisms as pedagogical tools to enhance the psychoeducational...
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Deric Hollings
- Jun 7
- 8 min
What if in the Opposite Direction
[DISCLAIMER] What if I dedicate time to writing this blogpost and no one reads it? Worse yet, what if someone reads it and instead of...
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Deric Hollings
- May 17
- 5 min
Open, Honest, and Vulnerable Communication
[DISCLAIMER] Throughout my youth, I encountered an oft-repeated stereotype about males (boys and men) regarding communication—a process...
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Deric Hollings
- May 14
- 5 min
This, Too, Shall Pass
[DISCLAIMER] For many reasons, my late stepmother, “DT,” remains as the most influential figure in my life. She’s perhaps one of the...
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Deric Hollings
- May 14
- 6 min
Tactically Strategic
[DISCLAIMER] I was on voluntary appellate leave with the Department of Defense from 2003 to 2007. Wanting to continue use of skills...
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Deric Hollings
- May 10
- 4 min
MUSTur-Baby
[DISCLAIMER] During the final week of fifth grade, when attending Crawford Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, students were allowed...
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Deric Hollings
- May 8
- 7 min
Resilience
[DISCLAIMER] During Marine recruit training at Camp Pendleton, California, I recall having succinctly conceptualized the experience of...
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Deric Hollings
- May 6
- 5 min
Self-Care
[DISCLAIMER] Aside from the practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I encourage clients to incorporate into their lives a...
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Deric Hollings
- May 5
- 7 min
Belief in Knowing
[DISCLAIMER] One of my greatest challenges when practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with clients is getting people to...
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Deric Hollings
- May 4
- 5 min
Why is this Tiger Here?
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use According to one source, “The number of people killed in tiger attacks crossed the 100 mark in 2022,...
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Deric Hollings
- May 2
- 6 min
When the Work Pays Off
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use During graduate school for counseling I attended practicum hours at a Department of Veterans Affairs...
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