Emotional regulation is an important part of mental health, and it is often a part of a client's treatment plan. Learning how to regulate emotions can be challenging, but it is an important skill set. Teaching clients to regulate their emotions helps them understand how their emotions affect their reactions to difficult si [...]
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers useful tools for teaching clients in therapy how to handle distressing or upsetting situations. DBT teaches healthy coping skills for distress tolerance and emotional regulation, which aid in the reduction of mood swings and panic attacks. It provides tools that help a client learn [...]
When confronted with a difficult situation or an uncomfortable feeling that is not easily resolved, clients can fall into a pattern of ruminating on the thoughts that are causing discomfort. Ruminating thoughts often create a sense of urgency for the client to resolve an issue or find a solution to help them feel better. W [...]
It is common for clients who suffer from mental health challenges like depression and anxiety to engage in behaviors that may not serve them. Behaviors like isolating, not engaging in things that bring them joy, or neglecting personal care can make it difficult for a client to cope with uncomfortable symptoms. Maintaining [...]
Negative thoughts can control the way people perceive almost every aspect of their lives. They can cause people to think poorly of themselves, hold on to painful feelings, or make them feel helpless when dealing with stress. Without proper coping skills, negative thoughts can have a strong impact on a client’s mental hea [...]
Claiming your strengths is an important part of mental health, but it can be a challenging task for clients in therapy. Clients are often aware of their challenges and vulnerabilities but may struggle with knowing the personal qualities that give them strength. When a client struggles to recognize their strengths, they may [...]
Teaching emotional intelligence skills is important when working with young children. Often, children have feelings they may not understand, which makes it difficult for them to express how they feel or whether they are upset. This struggle can cause confusion and frustration for caretakers. It also affects the child's abi [...]
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has become a leading form of treatment that mental health professionals use when working with their clients. Part of the process of CBT is focusing on the interaction between a client's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. A tool used to explain how these three components affect a person's [...]
When teaching your clients cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) coping skills, it is important to introduce them to common thinking errors. Thinking errors, or cognitive distortions, are thought patterns that can affect how clients interpret situations, which can contribute to hurt feelings, unwanted behaviors, an impaired s [...]
Exploring values can help a great deal in therapy. When a client understands their values, they can gain a better understanding of their goals and what they want from life. They also learn about the type of person they want to be and how they want to behave. When a person lacks a clear understanding of their values, they c [...]
When teaching a client how to use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for managing anxiety, it helps a great deal to provide an outline of helpful steps. Clients who struggle with severe or chronic anxiety have difficulty maintaining control over anxious thoughts that cause uncomfortable feelings and behavior. It is importa [...]
The first step to managing stress is learning how to recognize stress. People who are stressed often ignore their symptoms. Some do not even know they are experiencing symptoms of stress until they are taught how to identify symptoms in therapy. Stress is a normal part of life, but ignoring its symptoms can cause long-term [...]
Clients in therapy often struggle to live a lifestyle in line with their values. People do not always stay true to their values, which can make it difficult for them to cope with stress and affect their mental health. A client's self-image and ability to cope with stress are impacted when they are struggling to stay true t [...]
Core beliefs are deeply held beliefs that a person has about oneself, the world, and the future. These beliefs are shaped by their interpretations of life experiences. Negative core beliefs can trigger negative thought patterns and can cause a person to react to upsetting situations in unhealthy ways. A core belief can fee [...]
When working with clients who focus on the negative, it can be challenging to break the cycle of negative thoughts and shift attention to positive and hopeful feelings. Clients who struggle with depression, anxiety, or stress may struggle to acknowledge anything besides the negative at times in their lives. Positive though [...]
Stress is a natural part of life. We all feel stressed sometimes, whether it is due to work, relationships, or dealing with life's challenges. Some people can manage stress well, while others struggle to cope. If left unaddressed, stress can lead to other issues, like anxiety, depression, low motivation, and relationship c [...]
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a therapeutic approach that is used for different types of mental health challenges. It can help a client who is struggling with different experiences, including a depressed mood, anxiety, ruminating thoughts, low self-esteem, poor impulse control, anger management issues, and more. CB [...]
Encouraging children to understand their emotions from an early age helps build strong emotional intelligence. As they learn to cope with their feelings, they also develop a sense of self-awareness and identity. Learning how to identify emotions supports emotional resilience, which can help with building healthy connection [...]
Managing anxious thoughts can be challenging, especially without proper tools for coping. Many things, like prolonged stress, low self-esteem, or unexpected issues, can trigger anxious thoughts. When left unmanaged, those thoughts can affect a client's confidence, motivation, and their ability to cope with triggering thoug [...]
Teaching a client in therapy how to maintain healthy habits for mental wellness is an important part of the therapeutic process. Clients learn a great deal during therapy, and ensuring they acquire skills to cope with life's challenges helps to promote their success. It is also important to guide the client in the necessar [...]
Stress is a natural part of life. Everyone experiences stress, and when it goes unaddressed, it can affect a client in therapy in many uncomfortable ways. Oftentimes, clients do not realize the link between their stress and other symptoms, like irritability, anxiety, sleep issues, and depressed mood, so educating clients o [...]
Cognitive distortions, or thinking errors, are common patterns of thinking that can influence a client's mental health. They are habitual ways of interpreting situations in ways that are often inaccurate or unhelpful. Cognitive distortions can reinforce negative thoughts, trigger strong emotional reactions, and lead to unh [...]
A key part of using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients cope with their triggers is teaching them about cognitive distortions. Cognitive distortions are common patterns of thinking errors. They can strongly influence how a person feels and responds to stressful situations. By learning to recognize and challe [...]
Building new habits can be challenging, but they are an important part of mental wellness. Habits are difficult to change without a plan and commitment to the process. Learning helpful tips for making a new habit stick can help clients in therapy develop new coping skills and mental health routines. Clients in therapy ofte [...]
Throughout therapy, the therapist and client should regularly reflect on their development and progress toward their treatment goals. Monitoring progress can help ensure that the client is engaged and building coping skills to manage life's challenges. This is especially important for clients who are recovering from past h [...]
Imposter syndrome can affect a client in different areas of their life, including work, relationships, social groups, academics, and more. When left unaddressed, issues related to imposter syndrome can increase stress, anxiety, lower self-esteem, and contribute to perfectionistic tendencies. Clients suffering from imposter [...]
Practicing effective self-care is an important part of mental health. Without self-care, people cannot grow and learn how to cope with the stress of their daily lives. It is particularly important to practice self-care when struggling with your mental health. Self-care helps promote skills to maintain healthy coping and me [...]
Social anxiety affects how people interact with others. It affects the connections people make with friends and family. Social anxiety can cause a great deal of stress for affected people, and can be really frustrating to manage every day. Those who seek help with social anxiety aim to learn how to manage their symptoms so [...]
Thought patterns influence how people interpret difficult situations. When a client practices healthy thinking, they can build healthier reactions to distressing issues. Errors in thinking, known as cognitive distortions, can cause us to misinterpret situations and act in ways that do not reflect our true character. Cognit [...]
Boundaries are an important part of healthy relationships and a good sense of self-esteem but can be difficult to set without the proper tools and support. Everyone has their own needs and boundaries, and they are often different depending on the situation. Some people may struggle with setting boundaries with family, whi [...]
Assertive communication skills are essential for clients learning how to express themselves. Teaching methods of healthy communication can aid in building confidence, boosting self-esteem, and promoting healthy relationships. Assertive communication helps clients claim and express their feelings, needs, and boundaries by [...]
Staying in touch with emotions can be difficult, especially when they are triggered by unexpected or complex experiences. Some clients are aware of the reasons behind their emotional responses, while others struggle to identify what is contributing to how they feel, which can make it challenging for them to cope. When cl [...]
An important practice in therapy is reflecting on the progress and growth the client has made while working on themselves. Reviewing key points of change between the past and present can help encourage clients to internalize their progress and build confidence in their ability to take care of themselves. Reflecting on th [...]
Cognitive distortions are errors in thinking that can cause a person to misinterpret situations and see themselves in a negative light. They are powerful and can affect a person's self-esteem, mood, and reactions to challenging situations. Teaching a client in therapy about how cognitive distortions may be impacting their [...]
When working with clients on methods to boost self-trust, self-esteem, and emotional resilience, it is important to ensure that they are aware of their protective factors. Protective factors promote confidence, hope, and trust in their abilities to care for themselves in times of trial, challenges, or confrontation with t [...]
Many clients in therapy struggle to see their daily lives from a healthy perspective. It can be a challenge for clients to remove the negative lens that causes them to feel anxious, depressed, or angry. While we cannot expect someone to always see things positively, teaching clients to balance negativity with positive expe [...]
Building self-esteem is an essential part of child development. Without building a healthy sense of self-esteem, a child may struggle to cope with stress as they grow and develop. A healthy sense of self-esteem can help them build emotional resilience, self-advocation skills, and a positive self-image. To develop a stron [...]
Working with clients who struggle with perfectionism can be challenging. Perfectionism causes clients to put excessive pressure on themselves to succeed, which contributes to anxiety and low self-esteem. Understanding how perfectionism affects a person can help a client in therapy learn healthier coping skills for stress. [...]
Emotional eating is a common way clients in therapy cope with stress. When life becomes overwhelming, food can be a relief from uncomfortable feelings. While emotional eating can temporarily provide feelings of relief, it has long-term consequences that can impact a client's mental health. Learning about emotional eating [...]
Promoting self-love is an important part of therapy, but sometimes can be a challenge for clients. Teaching children about self-love can help them learn about healthy ways to build a healthy sense of self-esteem. Teaching kids how to find value in others is also a mental health benefit, as it promotes openness, compassion [...]
Everyone has a story. In therapy, processing key events in a client's life can help them heal. Processing key memories and events can help clients build an understanding of their challenges with mental health. Exploring life events that contribute to challenges can help with recovery from trauma, anger, anxiety, depressed [...]
Healthy self-reflection skills help clients in therapy learn how to be more aware of their behavior. When working with clients on methods to improve their reactions to challenges, knowing how to slow down reactions, think situations through, and be more aware of their feelings and triggers can help a client understand how [...]
Negative thoughts can be powerful and have a big impact on a client's mental health, especially when they are dealing with issues like anxiety, grief, and depression. Without proper tools for managing negative thoughts, a client's process for healing may be challenging. When a client is struggling with negative thoughts, [...]
It can be easy to get wrapped up in the moment of a stressful situation and instantly feel overwhelmed. Without direction or hopes of finding a resolution, that overwhelmed feeling can turn into helplessness or hopelessness, and make you lose touch with your authority over how the situation affects you. Each person react [...]
Sometimes clients struggle with learning how to feel happy and fulfilled in their lives. Whether it is due to depression, low self-esteem, or motivation issues, it is not uncommon for clients in therapy to struggle to find traction toward happiness or contentment. These clients will ultimately feel lost and sometimes hope [...]
There are several reasons why a person in therapy may struggle to express their feelings. Many grow up learning that they need to silence or suppress their uncomfortable feelings, which can affect the way they relate to their emotional needs. People can also struggle to understand how they feel when they suffer from mood [...]
Utilizing gratitude skills with clients in therapy is a great way to help them learn how to cope with stress and frustration. With all the responsibilities we have each day, it is easy to get wrapped up in the stress of the moment and miss out on the things we appreciate in this world. When a client is overwhelmed with t [...]
Exercises that reinforce good behavior are helpful when teaching healthy habits to children in therapy. Using techniques that encourage wanted behavior helps teach children how to behave in school, at home, and in counseling. Incorporating a reward system into a child's routine helps with encouraging wanted behavior. Rew [...]
When a child is suffering from the effects of anxiety, trauma, abuse, or behavioral problems, they feel helpless and vulnerable. These feelings can be overwhelming and impact their confidence when facing life challenges. To ensure a child develops the skills needed to build mental and emotional resilience, they must know [...]
Bullying is a common and hazardous experience that often occurs during childhood and adolescence. While children and teens are encouraged to treat each other respectfully, many kids in grade school are singled out and bullied. Victims of bullying feel alone, helpless, and vulnerable, and may not feel safe asking for help. [...]
Children often have a hard time communicating how they feel. There could be a few different reasons for this. Whether they are afraid, frustrated, or do not understand how to express emotions, talking about feelings can be difficult for a child. An emotion that is especially challenging to express is worry. Worry comes f [...]
Gratitude exercises can help clients in therapy cope with challenging feelings. Different conditions, including anger, depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, and more cause patterns of negative thoughts. When a client learns how to practice gratitude regularly, their negative thought patterns become more balanced. They st [...]
It can sometimes be a challenge for a client in therapy to balance their thoughts and feelings. Difficulty with finding clarity when feeling uncomfortable emotions is common because the two elements can tend to work against each other. Conflict between feelings and logic can cause anxiety, panic, depression, and more when [...]
Negative self-talk can impact many areas of a client's life. It can cause challenges when managing mental health, including low self-esteem, poor self-worth, anxiety, depression, and more. An important part of therapy is learning how negative thoughts affect core beliefs and self-esteem. Focusing on only negative beliefs [...]
Many clients in therapy struggle with low self-esteem. They often do not have a strong sense of identity or are unhappy with who they are. Facing yourself in therapy can be scary, so a therapist needs to be equipped with helpful tools to help their clients boost their self-image and self-esteem. A poor self-image can con [...]
Children often struggle with mental health challenges like anxiety and depression, but these struggles can be confused with behavioral issues. Kids are learning how to express themselves and how to regulate their emotions during their childhood years, so it is important to consider their emotional needs when navigating be [...]
Many life experiences can contribute to feeling unsafe. It is common for clients in therapy to struggle with feeling safe, which can contribute to anxiety, panic attacks, and feelings of helplessness. A history of trauma, personal insecurities, low self-esteem, and more can all increase the risk of anxiety, panic attacks [...]
Creating mantras is a great way to help your client learn how to cope when dealing with life stress. A mantra is a repeated phrase or saying used to calm the mind and promote relaxation. It is a useful tool when needing to calm anxious thoughts or feel more grounded. Mantras are an important exercise used in mindfulness [...]
Awareness of different emotions is an important part of child development. Learning about basic emotions at a young age can help a child learn how to regulate their feelings and empathize with others. It can also help with learning healthy ways to communicate. We learn about emotions slowly- what they mean and how to man [...]
While self-care is an important part of mental health, it can be challenging at times to maintain. Consistently keeping up with a self-care routine can help clients in therapy manage stress, reduce anxiety, and improve their mental health, so addressing obstacles with self-care can make a difference in their mental health [...]
We all know that sometimes life can get overwhelming. Stress at work, home, or from unexpected circumstances causes us to feel overwhelmed when not properly managed. It is important to know how to manage the feelings of anxiety, fatigue, and depressed mood that can come with prolonged and unmanaged stress. Because life c [...]
Gratitude can create healthy habits that help clients cope with several mental health challenges. Gratitude provides balance to negative thoughts and feelings, so a client can benefit from learning about gratitude and the types of exercises they can use to boost gratitude and mindfulness practices. Teaching a client how [...]
Planning the best methods for achieving goals is an important skill that can be used in therapy and other parts of a client's life. Without proper planning, working toward a goal can quickly become overwhelming. This is especially the case for people in therapy- whether planning for their therapy or life goals. A common [...]
It can sometimes be tough for clients to know what words to use to express what they are feeling. Emotions are complex and can be uncomfortable and overwhelming to talk about without proper guidance and support. When a client struggles to articulate their feelings, it can be helpful to provide a tool to help them identify [...]
Helping a client build self-esteem can be a challenging process. Many people in therapy suffer from low self-esteem, which contributes to other challenges they may be facing. Low self-esteem makes anxiety, stress, relationships, and depression more difficult to cope with and holds clients back from reaching their full pot [...]
Interpersonal issues like assertiveness, aggression, and confrontation are often things people struggle to know how to handle. There is a fine line between assertiveness and aggression, hostility, and passivity when dealing with confrontation. Sometimes, it can be difficult for someone in therapy to know which road to tak [...]
It is common for couples in therapy to struggle with communicating and resolving conflict. Conflict poses challenges for people in relationships because it impacts communication, which is an important part of socializing, bonding, and getting along with others. When a person in therapy struggles with communicating, their [...]
Accepting things that are outside of our control is challenging. Many clients in therapy struggle with accepting the limits of control and being tolerant of the things that are outside of their control. Experiences like chronic pain, grief, loss, anxiety, and depression can cause a great deal of suffering, but being able [...]
One common cause of stress for clients in therapy is understanding how to handle confrontation and interactions with others. Sometimes people struggle with being assertive, controlling their temper, or simply expressing how they are feeling or what they are thinking in a given situation. When clients struggle with such ch [...]
Domestic violence is a serious issue that compromises the safety and well-being of vulnerable people. Education and awareness about domestic violence is an important part of intervention and keeping clients safe. Victims in domestic violence situations often feel pressure to not speak up. They feel trapped in the cycle of [...]
When it comes to teaching children healthy behavior it helps a great deal to have a system in place in which the child can watch their progress grow. Such tools for positive reinforcement help motivate children to continue to grow and work hard to learn healthy behaviors and responsibility. Especially when working with c [...]
It is important for children to feel empowered and confident in themselves. Confidence helps a child feel proud, motivates them to learn and engage with others, and helps them build social skills and resilience that will be useful in the real world. Unfortunately, many children find it difficult to identify the positive t [...]
Therapists who are trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) find value in teaching their clients how to cope with automatic negative thoughts (ANTs). ANTs can be catalysts for negative behavior like lashing out at others and self-destructive habits. They also cause negative emotions and hurt feelings that may not nec [...]
Children find it hard to cope with things they do not understand. There are many people, places, and things in the world that scare children, and when children are afraid they feel lost, alone, and vulnerable. A fearful child will have a hard time developing the confidence they need to face their fears, but helping them [...]
Working with children is as challenging as it is rewarding. Children see and understand their world very differently than adults. As they grow, they learn more about their lives and how they are influenced by their experiences and feelings. While children grow, their emotions become more complex and difficult to understa [...]
A common cause of challenges with relationships is how a person communicates. Communication skills can affect a person in different ways, whether they are struggling with relationship issues, social anxiety, self-esteem, or other issues. Being able to communicate well helps with a person's mental health in several ways, i [...]
People who are suffering from mental health challenges can often feel discouraged from being able to achieve their goals. Sometimes their ambitions and efforts to make progress toward their goals are overshadowed by defeating thoughts, like "why bother?", "it's too much, I won't be able to do it" or "I will start tomorrow [...]
Many clients seek therapy because they struggle with regulating their moods. They go through mood swings that may cause them to easily feel stressed. People who struggle with managing their moods can often feel overwhelmed, which makes it difficult for them to understand and manage what they are feeling throughout the wee [...]
A person's mood can fluctuate when they are struggling with mental health issues. Some days are easier than others, and patterns of dealing with harder days can affect a person's progress in therapy. Clients often have a pattern of how their mood affects them. Throughout the day there are certain triggers based on respon [...]
Fears can hold us back in many ways. It can develop for different reasons and can cause us to react with unhealthy behaviors, like overcompensating, avoiding, and resisting things that may be good for us. Facing fears is an important part of personal growth, so learning how to overcome your fears can make a difference in [...]
Core beliefs are the strong and withstanding beliefs that a person has about themselves and how they relate to others, the world, and their future. These beliefs are based on what a person has learned through life experiences and begin being formed during childhood. The way a person sees each aspect of their life is affe [...]
A major component of mental health is promoting wellness in day to day life. Without proper attention to wellness, a person can feel lost and lack direction in their life. People who struggle with wellness often struggle with anxiety, depressed mood, and trouble with stress management. Well is not a state of mind, but ra [...]
A depressed mood can affect most areas of a person's life. Sometimes depression is chronic or consistent, and sometimes it can come and go in waves. Depression can impact how a person can cope with life stressors, which is why it is important to know how to handle it in the moment. A person does not have to be powerless t [...]
When you do not set clear and healthy boundaries with others, you put yourself at risk of being mistreated. Without proper boundaries, the people in your life may mistreat you and not realize it. This is because they do not know that the way they are approaching you is upsetting you or simply does not work for you. Bound [...]
Teaching a child to learn how to express what they are feeling can help them learn assertiveness skills and skills to express how they feel in times of need. Assertiveness and self-expression skills are important for a person at any age, and the younger a child learns how to communicate what they are feeling the more easi [...]
A huge part of having a healthy lifestyle is having proper boundaries with yourself and the people in your life. Boundaries promote healthy relationships with others and a good sense of self-esteem. They are very important, but can sometimes be difficult to maintain. Everyone's boundaries are different. Each person has t [...]
A major factor in the success of achieving a goal is how a person plans for a goal. Oftentimes people set goals that are not realistic, but they do not realize that until they are overwhelmed with work. Because of this, it is important to develop proper goal-setting skills when creating a plan for the future. It is impor [...]
Sometimes we have clients who struggle with finding motivation. They may struggle to find motivation in developing a career, accomplishing a goal, or moving on to the next phase in life. There are a number of reasons why a person may struggle with achieving a goal. This is why it is important that the client develop a le [...]
Understanding your own positive traits is an important part of building your self-worth and self-esteem. When you do not know your own positive traits, it is hard to feel like you know yourself. You often do not know how to make proper decisions, or how to behave in a healthy way. Your self-worth and moral structure is i [...]
Anxiety is an oppressive emotion for people to feel. People with chronic anxiety tend to suffer from cycles of anxiety, panic and avoidance. It is not uncommon for these people to not realize the cycle of anxiety they fall into, nor how the cycle affects them. In order to learn how to manage anxiety, a client must first [...]
Self-image is an important part of understanding who you are as a person. Many people who seek therapy struggle because they do not have a good relationship with themselves. They do not understand who they are, and that can be for many reasons. Sometimes people are so distracted with who they want to be they struggle to [...]
It can be challenging to have a balanced and healthy perspective on life's challenges. Clients often struggle to understand how they think and feel, and how their thoughts and feelings can affect a situation. When a client is being negatively impacted by their behavior, it is important to help them take a step back. A gr [...]
Change takes time. Change can be challenging for people to accomplish, and it is often something that people resist. Change is scary, but can also be exciting, healthy, and liberating. Some changes cause pain while others cause relief. Whatever the need is for change, it can be difficult for a client to facilitate change [...]
Managing symptoms of mental health conditions can be challenging, especially for clients who prolonged mental illness or clients who are new to managing their mental health and wellness. It is common for clients to give in to their symptoms and allow them to take control, which can feel good at the moment, but causes a wo [...]
Between sessions, clients need to practice coping skills. Worries happen each day of a person's life, but they should not be strong enough to consume a person. That is why it is important to remember to use coping skills each day. A great way to make sure a client remembers to use coping methods to manage worries is to g [...]
Rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) is a form of therapy that can be very effective in helping clients. It offers a means to gain perspective on challenging situations. REBT suggests that the way people understand situations causes them to be reactive. The concept of REBT implies that a situation is neither positi [...]
A major part of learning how to cope with stress, anxiety and other mental health disorders is to learn effective relaxation techniques. Relaxation techniques are a critical part of maintaining good mental health. They are needed for different areas of your body, and without them you cannot properly cope with stress, ange [...]
As therapists, we know that most issues and concerns our clients face are more dynamic and intricate than the client may realize. Many components contribute to presenting issues with our clients, and often there is more than meets the eye. When working with clients on issues like emotional regulation, mood disorders, anx [...]
Negative thoughts can have a significant impact on how we feel and how we react to challenging situations. They can cause us to act out of character, and get down on ourselves for reasons that are not fair to us. When we give in to our negative thoughts, we set ourselves up for feeling anxious, depressed, angry and resen [...]
It is important to teach clients how to challenge their negative thoughts. Negative thoughts lead to negative self-talk, which can affect a client's self-esteem. It can also affect how they relate to people around them, and have a negative effect on their ability to build relationships with others. Cognitive restructurin [...]
Cognitive distortions are a major source of mental and emotional strain on a person's day-to-day life. Everyone struggles with cognitive distortions sometimes. They are natural patterns that our brain develops to understand how the world affects us. The challenge with cognitive distortions is they warp the way we see the [...]
A huge part of being able to build a strong relationship is to know how to acknowledge your partner's qualities, and be able to articulate why the qualities are important to you. Building a strong foundation takes time, dedication and patience. Couples need to learn how to communicate, compromise, and express appreciatio [...]
Relationships can be tough, but a couple that is motivated for change and attends couples counseling has a lot of room for growth. It is not uncommon for a couple to struggle with a number of issues. Sometimes an issue that a couple can face is remembering to express gratitude for their loved one. Feeling unappreciated an [...]
Having healthy communication skills are important, but also challenging to develop. Some people may struggle with articulating their feelings and needs. It is common for a client to struggle with being assertive or understanding what it means to be assertive with your needs. Learning how to reflect on a situation before [...]
Goal setting can be a great method of promoting good mental health. When people set goals for themselves, they set themselves on the path for success. While that path can be challenging at times, goals can give people a sense of purpose and value. A great way to help people who are struggling with their mental health is [...]
Children in therapy can often struggle with expressing how they feel. For a number of reasons, a child can struggle with expressing their feelings and needs, even with their parents and friends. When a child is struggling to talk about how they feel, it can be helpful to think about other means of expression. A great met [...]
A big part of therapy is learning how to experience one's own emotions. It can be hard to experience emotions and learn how to be comfortable with feeling them. It is not uncommon for people in therapy to struggle with identifying and embracing how they feel. This can cause them to transfer all of their feelings into one [...]
Issues in relationships often stem from a problem with communication. Communication is a critical part of a healthy relationship. Without proper communication skills, it is difficult for a couple to work together as a team and resolve issues. Good communication skills are important both during the good times and the bad [...]
A great method of helping a client overcome their anxiety is educating them about cognitive distortions. Cognitive distortions are patterns of negative thinking that make the client have unrealistic expectations or perceptions of a situation. Cognitive distortions can cause a person to view the world and themselves in a n [...]
Awareness about your own cognitive distortions is an important part of therapy. It is a step toward correcting thinking errors. A cognitive distortion is a pattern in negative thoughts. It is an error in thinking that causes many challenges in a person's life. Understanding cognitive distortions is a part of the process o [...]
When people are angry, they are not only angry. Their anger is a reaction to a trigger. A trigger occurs in a person's environment, but it is fueled by much more. Feelings, thoughts, insecurities, fears and memories all contribute to a person's anger. It is important for a client to understand this fact. Clients rarely u [...]
Everyone has stressors in their lives. When people are in therapy, different stressors can serve as triggers for different conditions. Most people in therapy will have significant triggers that can cause them to think, act and feel in ways that are not healthy for them. An important part of therapy is helping clients ide [...]
Everyone struggles with cognitive distortions. A cognitive distortion is an error in thinking. It is a pattern of thinking that is detrimental to the way clients think about challenges and behave in reaction. A cognitive distortion can cause different issues with stress management, communication, and relationships. It can [...]
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