From This Side of the Screen

[DISCLAIMER]

Not long after graduating with a master’s degree in counseling in 2011, I gained employment in a behavioral health clinic while serving as a criminal justice diversion liaison. In 2012, while fulfilling that role, I began performing teletherapy services for clients assigned to my caseload.

Teletherapy refers to the delivery of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services through technology, such as video conferencing, telephone, or online chat. It allows individuals to receive remote psychotherapeutic support, without having to physically visit an office.

Featured in the photo above is the room from which I met with clients who were incarcerated in the Potter County Detention Center in Amarillo, Texas. Mainly, I conducted intakes, provided brief clinical interventions, and liaised between clients and clinic psychiatrists.

I then went on to earn a master’s degree in social work in 2014 and sought licensure in Texas. Early in 2020, I again began use of teletherapy during the COVID-19 fiasco. I then continued this convenient method of service provision when creating Hollings Therapy, LLC in 2021.

Occasionally, clients credit me with the progress they achieve when receiving treatment or management of symptoms though use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). However, I typically don’t hesitate to correct this misperceived reason for which success is realized.

“From this side of the screen,” I usually respond, “I can do only so much. Whether or not you improve your level of functioning and quality of life is up to you.” Thus, I don’t take credit for the success or failure of my clients.

A side note to fellow clinicians who read my use of the word “failure” and disturb yourselves with irrational beliefs about this term, I said what I said. I reject the illogical and unreasonable game that’s played within our field, whereby clinicians forego using the word “failure.”

In any event, the clients with whom I work are invited to take personal responsibility and accountability (collectively “ownership”) for their successes and failures. This humanistic approach to wellness affords people to take ownership of their service intervention outcomes.

Does this method of rational living appeal to you? If not, no problem. However, if you think REBT and taking personal ownership for whether or not you fail regarding your personal interests and goals, then I look forward to hearing from you.

If you’re looking for a provider who tries to work to help understand how thinking impacts physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral elements of your life—helping you to sharpen your critical thinking skills, I invite you to reach out today by using the contact widget on my website.

As a psychotherapist, I’m pleased to try to help people with an assortment of issues ranging from anger (hostility, rage, and aggression) to relational issues, adjustment matters, trauma experience, justice involvement, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and depression, and other mood or personality-related matters.

At Hollings Therapy, LLC, serving all of Texas, I aim to treat clients with dignity and respect while offering a multi-lensed approach to the practice of psychotherapy and life coaching. My mission includes: Prioritizing the cognitive and emotive needs of clients, an overall reduction in client suffering, and supporting sustainable growth for the clients I serve. Rather than simply trying to help you to feel better, I want to try to help you get better!

Deric Hollings, LPC, LCSW

References:

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