May 10, 2017
By Guy du Plessis, MA An important tool for individuals in substance abuse recovery is learning to manage high-risk situations (external or internal situations that cause cravings) and its accompanied… READ MORE
April 26, 2017
By Jon Hershfield, MFT Checking locks, appliances, and other items can be a debilitating and time-consuming symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Helping clients with OCD tackle checking compulsions often requires more… READ MORE
April 11, 2017
By Melisa Robichaud, PhD If you’ve ever used cognitive-behavioral strategies like decatastrophizing, probability estimation, or exposure to help generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) clients cope with their excessive worries, you might have… READ MORE
March 28, 2017
By Martin Seif, PhD Sometimes clients remain stuck on repetitive thoughts that cause them distress, even after you have analyzed the issue, given reassurance, helped with rational refutation, and offered a… READ MORE
March 14, 2017
By Gareth Holman, PhD Twenty-percent of our clients account for eighty-percent of our stress. For these clients, good enough therapy is not good enough. When I consult about “stuck” clients, I often ask… READ MORE
February 28, 2017
By Sheila Achar Josephs, PhD While exposure therapy has shown remarkable results for decreasing anxiety, clinicians often find it difficult to motivate teens to do challenging exposures. The benefits of continued… READ MORE
February 14, 2017
By Matthew D. Skinta, PhD, ABPP Rejection sensitivity is a term that has garnered a lot of attention in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) psychology lately, as many individuals… READ MORE
January 30, 2017
Clients may become anxious and experience other somatic symptoms (e.g., rapid breathing and sweating) when discussing events they perceive as threatening. Remember that this is the basic fight or flight… READ MORE
January 24, 2017
By Alisha L. Brosse, PhD, and Colleen Ehrnstrom, PhD Clients with chronic insomnia come to you exhausted, frustrated, and scared. They want to sleep better…tonight! Yet, you know that cognitive behavior… READ MORE
Part 2: What to Do When a Client Is Participating in Self-Judgment?
April 23, 2024
