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Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’ve come to understand that there’s some level of confusion about the differences between prevention, diagnosis, and...
Deric Hollings
Jan 13, 20247 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
And Here We Go
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, DC Studios, Warner Bros., fair use **The Dark Knight spoiler contained herein My favorite DC Comics-inspired...
Deric Hollings
Jan 13, 20247 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
Sensitive Event
[ DISCLAIMER ] Yesterday, Google notified many users of newly-formed action entitled “ Update to Inappropriate content policy (February...
Deric Hollings
Jan 12, 20246 min read
Females Are Fallible, Too
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Unique disclaimer Herein, I intend on discussing females. Regarding this term, one source states, “An...
Deric Hollings
Jan 12, 20249 min read
REBT Elevator Pitch
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use An elevator pitch is a brief description of a concept in a way such that the listener grasps the...
Deric Hollings
Jan 11, 20245 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
Don't be Jealous
[DISCLAIMER] REBT When I underwent training for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in 2021, a trainee passionately disagreed with a...
Deric Hollings
Jan 10, 20247 min read
Desire Much, but Need Very Little
[ DISCLAIMER ] Page 21 of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion invites practitioners of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to...
Deric Hollings
Jan 10, 20243 min read
Button-Pushing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, Lucasfilm LTD., The Walt Disney Company, fair use I recall seeing Star Wars films in theaters when I was a...
Deric Hollings
Jan 10, 20244 min read
Normal vs. Healthy
[DISCLAIMER] Page 19 of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion addresses the notion that many Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)...
Deric Hollings
Jan 9, 20244 min read
The Baseball Rule of Life
[DISCLAIMER] On page 18 of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion, I learned of a guideline previously unfamiliar to me. It’s called the...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20244 min read
Enlightened Self-Interest
[DISCLAIMER] “How you gon’ be a social worker when you don’t like people?” my late stepmom once asked me when informed that I was...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20244 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
Delusion
[DISCLAIMER] In 2009, when beginning graduate studies for counseling, I learned of the differentiation between the colloquial use of the...
Deric Hollings
Jan 7, 20246 min read
Idols
[ DISCLAIMER ] As a child, I was told to hide my step-grandmother’s (“grandma”) behavior from my dad. Whereas she seemed to be...
Deric Hollings
Jan 7, 20244 min read
Why Is This Oven So Dirty?
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Yesterday, I spoke with my dear friend “Jammies” about her aspiration to begin the process of...
Deric Hollings
Jan 7, 20244 min read
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