by Taylor Bennett | Mar 19, 2019 | Counseling News, Counseling Techniques, Humor
Humor can improve the client-therapist relationship and overall success in therapy. A study from The American Journal of Psychotherapy surveyed 110 clients and their therapists about the use of humor in therapy. It found that clients who reported more humor in their...
by Taylor Bennett | Sep 21, 2018 | Counseling News, Counseling Techniques, Mental Health
Many of us make our problems out to be much bigger than they are; fortunately, a counseling technique called externalizing the problem can help. Externalizing the problem helps us gain a better perspective: rather than personalizing it, clients in therapy are able to...
by Gabrielle Freire | Sep 21, 2018 | Counseling News, Counseling Techniques, Mental Health
It’s important the client feels engaged right away, in that the therapist feels welcomed and receives dedicated care from the get-go. Once the client and counselor have decided they’re a good match, the counselor can help them feel more comfortable by explaining...
by Taylor Bennett | Sep 20, 2018 | Counseling News, Counseling Techniques, Mental Health
Motivational interviewing is a method counselors use to help their clients work through their feelings and find the motivation to make desired or necessary changes. This technique is meant to take the pressure off and in turn make for a relaxed dynamic that makes the...
by Giulia Suro | Sep 20, 2018 | Counseling News, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Topics, Mental Health
A working alliance in therapy, otherwise known as the therapeutic relationship, is simply the relationship that exists between the client and his or her therapist. In this alliance, both parties have the same goal: for the client to make improvements and benefit from...
by Taylor Bennett | Sep 19, 2018 | Counseling News, Counseling Techniques, Mental Health
A key to finding success in therapy is building a positive relationship with your therapist and feeling comfortable enough to open up to them. Counselors use different techniques to help their clients feel more comfortable in therapy, and in turn, make for a...
by Laura Dabney | Sep 19, 2018 | Counseling News, Counseling Techniques, Mental Health
When exploring different options for therapy and therapists, it’s important that you acknowledge the importance of a healthy therapeutic relationship and therefore avoid several types of therapists. The first kind of counselor you should avoid is the Conflict of...
by Taylor Bennett | Sep 18, 2018 | Counseling News, Counseling Techniques, Mental Health
Therapists possess and utilize many skills, but a very important response for them to master in their practice is empathetic responding or active listening. Empathic responding is when the counselor clearly communicates the feeling their client has expressed as well...
by Taylor Bennett | Sep 18, 2018 | Counseling News, Counseling Techniques, Mental Health
A range of techniques used in emotionally focused therapy help couples (and others) to better understand each other and address issues in their relationship. An emotionally focused therapist, Jennine Estes, identifies her favorite techniques: leaning in, repeating,...
