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How to Use Silence in Therapy & Counseling
Silence in talk therapy? Silence may seem like a strange concept to highlight in a treatment based around conversation. Still, for anyone who’s taken part [...]
18 Best Motivational Interviewing Worksheets & Activities
Helping people change unhealthy or damaging behavior is one of the most significant challenges therapists face (Hall, Gibbie, & Lubman, 2012). When encouragement to stop [...]
15 Behavioral Activation Worksheets for Depression & Anxiety
Behavioral activation (BA) is a standalone therapeutic treatment typically used to help people with depression. At its core, BA aims to enable individuals to reengage [...]
Self-Coaching Model: 56 Questions & Tools (+ CTFAR Model)
The next time you feel stuck with a problem, I invite you to close your eyes and imagine a wise person. In your thoughts, approach [...]
Warning Signs of Burnout: 11 Reliable Tests & Questionnaires
Do you know the story about the frog in a pot? As the story goes, if a frog is placed in a pot of water, [...]
15 Motivational Interviewing Books to Help Clients Change
In the absence of motivation, health-related advice is often ignored and behavior change is blocked by ambivalence (Miller & Rollnick, 2013). Motivational interviewing (MI) is [...]
What Is Extrinsic Motivation? (Incl. Types & Examples)
Some tasks make you feel inspired, stimulated, and raring to go. Other tasks can make you want to curl up in bed, procrastinate on Netflix, [...]
What Is Sports Psychology? 9 Scientific Theories & Examples
Heading out the door at 5 a.m. for another long, cold training run in the dark takes single-minded motivation. And maintaining focus when your team is [...]
Pets & Wellbeing: 15 Benefits of Emotional Support Animals
As I write, my dog lies beside me, snoring. He’s our companion, colleague, friend, and family member. Despite ignoring most commands and eating what he [...]
Measuring Intrinsic Motivation: 24 Questionnaires & Scales
Intrinsic motivation refers to when we feel compelled to do something for internal reasons, such as when a task interests us (Ryan & Deci, 2000). [...]