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Addressing Critiques of Mental Health Care for Children
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently listened to an episode of the Joe Rogan podcast that featured author Abigail Shrier who was promoting her...
Deric Hollings
Dec 15, 202445 min read
I Tried
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently discussed with someone how I’ve come to modify my approach as a psychotherapist who professionally practices...
Deric Hollings
Dec 9, 20247 min read
No More Mr. Nice Guy
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled 2-Nice , I detailed how my gang-related friends from high school bestowed upon me the nickname...
Deric Hollings
Dec 8, 20249 min read
Smoke Machine
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although I can’t accurately recall, I think I first heard DJ Fanatic’s electronic dance music (EDM) track “ Smoke...
Deric Hollings
Dec 7, 20244 min read
No Time for That
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Teaching other people about rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) through my professional...
Deric Hollings
Dec 7, 20248 min read
Reasoning
[ DISCLAIMER ] Part of my self-directed obligation as a psychotherapist who practices rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is to...
Deric Hollings
Dec 5, 202417 min read
Headlights
[ DISCLAIMER ] Because I’m not frontin’ like so many of my professional colleagues in the field of mental, emotional, and behavioral...
Deric Hollings
Dec 4, 202414 min read
Pardon You for Disrupting
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently enjoyed much-needed respite from my typical day-to-day activities when spending time with my high school...
Deric Hollings
Dec 3, 20249 min read
Irrational or Radical?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , Djamilla Rosa Cochran , WireImage/Getty Images, fair use I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan when...
Deric Hollings
Nov 24, 20247 min read
You Got to Learn
[ DISCLAIMER ] In literature pertaining to rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), there’s a key distinction to be made in regard to...
Deric Hollings
Nov 24, 20245 min read
Automatic Thoughts and Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] When using psychoeducational lessons while practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) with clients, I find it...
Deric Hollings
Nov 24, 202410 min read
Values
[ DISCLAIMER ] During my freshman year of high school, I participated in a Church of Christ-sponsored event in Las Vegas, New Mexico...
Deric Hollings
Nov 24, 20245 min read
Use of Self
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo depicts me punching a wide-eyed rabbit in what one would imagine is a scene from a frightening dream....
Deric Hollings
Nov 23, 20248 min read
Goodbyes
[ DISCLAIMER ] For many years, I experienced discomfort with goodbyes—concluding remarks or gestures at parting. Perhaps due to use of...
Deric Hollings
Nov 23, 20246 min read
Concern vs. Worry
[ DISCLAIMER ] On many occasions, the clients with whom I practice rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) express a fundamental...
Deric Hollings
Nov 23, 20247 min read
Push the Feeling On
[ DISCLAIMER ] Have you ever heard mental, emotional, and behavioral health practitioners encouraging people to sit with feelings or...
Deric Hollings
Nov 22, 20246 min read
Wolves
[ DISCLAIMER ] The first blog entry posted to my professional website was Time, Distance, Shielding and related to using healthy...
Deric Hollings
Nov 22, 20248 min read
Down Bad
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although it seems like a lifetime ago, I recall from childhood the experience of being down bad—at one of the lowest...
Deric Hollings
Nov 22, 20249 min read
Free Your Mind
[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, I was listening to a DJ set from Kris May and heard the track “ Free Your Mind ” by Miles From Mars . In...
Deric Hollings
Nov 21, 20245 min read
To Marry or Not
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Imagine that I offered you a jar containing 10 pieces of candy. It could be any variety of...
Deric Hollings
Nov 21, 20249 min read
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