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Flexible Structure and Routine
[DISCLAIMER] Because I use a holistic approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in my personal and professional life, I’ve...
Deric Hollings
Jan 22, 20243 min read
Suspicion vs. Belief
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use There’s a popular meme of character “Fry” from Futurama that depicts the look of...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20243 min read
Boundary Setting
[DISCLAIMER] On his 2021 mixtape Hate is Dead, rapper Trippie Redd featured a song entitled “R3D LiN3” (red line) in which he warned,...
Deric Hollings
Aug 30, 20237 min read
What Shame?
[DISCLAIMER] In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), shame attacking exercises are used to inoculate a client from embarrassment...
Deric Hollings
Jun 21, 20235 min read
Cognitive Reframing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, artist: Gary Larson, fair use Do you ever have days in which you experience some undesirable event and...
Deric Hollings
May 15, 20238 min read
Use of Humor
[ DISCLAIMER ] Axl The above-featured photo was taken when I lived in a children’s home during my eighth grade year. The boy displayed...
Deric Hollings
May 12, 20239 min read
Parroting and Similar Techniques
[DISCLAIMER] Polly wants a cracker When I was young, I remember an ongoing joke in which a parrot states, “Polly wants a cracker.” The...
Deric Hollings
May 4, 20239 min read
Unconditional Life-Acceptance
[ DISCLAIMER ] Horseshoes In my youth, I enjoyed playing the game of horseshoes . This lawn contest was usually played by two people, or...
Deric Hollings
Mar 11, 20238 min read
Unconditional Self-Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] When it all began In a blogpost entitled Unconditional Other-Acceptance (UOA), I stated, “My narrative of devalued worth...
Deric Hollings
Mar 1, 20238 min read
Unconditional Other-Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] When it all began I don’t recall the circumstances surrounding this photo of me at around age four or five. Given my body...
Deric Hollings
Feb 25, 20237 min read
More or Less
[DISCLAIMER] Having conducted psychotherapy for a number of years and life coaching for more of my life than not, I’ve narrowed down a...
Deric Hollings
Feb 12, 20232 min read
Logic and Reason
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Logic and reason for REBT practice I’m increasingly aware of how poorly logic and reason are taught...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20235 min read
Mental Defense Attorney
[DISCLAIMER] The courtroom Though not a technique associated with my practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20234 min read
The B-C Connection
[DISCLAIMER] The ABC Model When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I use the ABC Model to demonstrate how the...
Deric Hollings
Dec 25, 202213 min read
The A-C Connection
[DISCLAIMER] The ABC Model When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) I invite clients to consider that events are not what...
Deric Hollings
Dec 23, 20227 min read
The Is-Ought Problem
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume is credited with having proposed the is-ought...
Deric Hollings
Dec 14, 20225 min read
Journaling
[DISCLAIMER] The field of cognitive psychology is said to involve the “study of internal mental processes—all of the workings inside your...
Deric Hollings
Dec 9, 20226 min read
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