Transcript of a live client session from Uncommon Practitioners TV with a client who is having relationship difficulties with her step-daughter.
Articles on: Psychotherapy Techniques
The 4 Main Cognitive Distortions
When cognitive distortions and thinking errors coalesce into internal patterns about how the world works and who the self and other people fundamentally are, they form a narrative. Break that pattern with these techniques.
Why Only Listening Is Not Always Enough
External discipline, when required, within a supportive environment may be the primer for the development of self-discipline.
The Healing History of Therapeutic Storytelling
Stories show life as it might be, should be, shouldn’t be, never could be. Basic social values, skills, and wisdoms all show up in stories, but so do all sorts of other things, on many different levels.
A Brief History of Psychotherapy
It seems that to be effective, therapists need to focus on client resources and potential solutions at least as much as pathology and causes.
5 Ways to Help Your Clients Make Tough Decisions
We all approach life’s crossroads sometimes. There are paths, maybe many, to choose from. Help your clients see things more clearly so they can move forward.
Using Paradoxical Interventions in Therapy
When you’re not getting the results you want, stop what isn’t working and try something new and unexpected. Widen the way you see the problem.
The Power of Questions
Questions have an amazing ability to disrupt toxic thought patterns and widen perspectives. Here are 17 really useful solution-focused questions you can use with clients.
Treating the Yo-Yo Dieter
Help your clients reach a stable, sustainable weight with these five techniques.
How to Spot and Treat Emotional Eating
Emotional eating is a pattern that can be learned in childhood or develop when our human needs are not being met. Here are five ways to disrupt this unhealthy pattern.
