7 therapy activities for resistant clients
Here are some common signs of resistance — and what therapy activities you can try to help.
Foundational resources to help your clients overcome negative feelings and behaviors in cognitive behavioral therapy.
Here are some common signs of resistance — and what therapy activities you can try to help.
Learn what to do when a client shuts down in therapy with our expert techniques to help re-engage and support them through difficult moments.
Goal setting in counseling helps you establish clear objectives. Learn how to create goals to track progress and make the most of your sessions.
Just as there are many styles of individual therapy, group therapy sessions can be conducted in several different ways.
Here’s what you need to know about person-centered therapy, or Rogerian therapy.
Trauma can affect clients in any number of ways. Here’s how you can help.
Struggling to engage quiet clients in sessions? Here are some ideas to help spark conversation and build trust in therapy.
Familiarize yourself with the diagnostic criteria for SUD and the basics of creating a treatment plan for substance use disorder.
Here's how to write a treatment plan for bipolar I disorder, plus information about distinguishing between bipolar subtypes and tailoring treatment accordingly.
Stress management counseling techniques can help you hone in on appropriate stress-management treatment plan goals, objectives, and interventions.
Grief and mourning are highly personal processes that can look different depending on the individual.
Writing a plan isn’t always easy, since every patient comes to therapy with unique symptoms, needs, and life circumstances.
There are some fundamentals that can help inform your strategy for addressing major depressive disorder.
Here’s what you need to know about treating generalized anxiety disorder, plus a treatment plan example.
These treatment plans aren’t one-size-fits-all, but following a few key steps can ensure you provide the support your clients need.
Here’s what you need to know, plus a treatment plan example.
Provide a helpful framework for your clients to commit to activities that may help their symptoms and improve their quality of life.
Inspire your clients to discover the deeply ingrained, fundamental beliefs that shape their automatic thoughts.
Clearly illustrate the relationship between thoughts, emotion, and behavior to help your clients improve their well-being.
Help your clients become aware of — and replace — thoughts that may be contributing to unwanted emotions and actions.
Together, you can begin to challenge biased, inaccurate, unhelpful (and often irrational) ways of thinking.
Help your clients understand how their negative thoughts affect their emotions and behaviors.