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Communication Skills in Counseling & Therapy: 17 Techniques
Positive outcomes from therapy and counseling rely on the strength of the relationship between the mental health professional and the client. Such connections build on [...]
How to Support Clients With Job Loss Depression & Stress
When you meet someone for the first time, they will ask your name. The next question is likely to be about what you do for [...]
PTSD Treatment: How to Support Clients Dealing With Trauma
Imagine going through a traumatic experience like a car accident, earthquake, or explosion. That would be bad enough, wouldn’t it? Now imagine reliving the experience, [...]
How to Become a Psychotherapist: 9 Courses & Online Options
Psychotherapy is a therapeutic intervention that motivates individuals to make positive changes to their thoughts and lifestyle by improving their emotions and behavior. Psychotherapists fall [...]
How to Motivate Students: 12 Classroom Tips & Examples
Learning is a lifelong endeavor, and in order to instill and sustain a lifelong love of learning, motivation is a must. Inspire. Instill drive. Incite [...]
9 Powerful Existential Therapy Techniques for Your Sessions
While not easily defined, existential therapy builds on ideas taken from philosophy, helping clients to understand and clarify the life they would like to lead [...]
3 Simple Guided Meditation Scripts for Improving Wellbeing
Guided meditation is a great starting point for those new to meditation and a great way to refresh your practice if you are a seasoned [...]
How to Treat Complicated Grief in Therapy: 12 Examples
Each grief experience is unique, yet we share the need to have it witnessed without someone attempting to lessen it or find ways to reframe [...]
13 Types of Grief + How to Treat Loss in Therapy
Every day, millions of people are affected by the loss of a loved one. They remember the precise time, location, and what they were doing [...]
Applied Positive Psychology Coaching: The Ultimate Guide
Positive psychology is often associated with the positive aspects of life, yet it is much more than that. This fascinating, scientific study of what makes [...]