I have been working in the world of mental health since 1993 and I can tell you that the most important aspect of being a counselor is to be able to get out of your own head and into the thinking of your client/patient. You see, the worst thing that a counselor can do is …
Tag: Therapy
Mar 21 2024
Do Therapists or Hypnostists Feel That They Have Said Something Wrong – Vol. 667 – March 21, 2024
I can’t speak for anyone but myself as both a person who sought therapy in the past and someone who has been a provider of mental health services both conventionally and later through hypnotism and NLP. I can assure you that there are many therapists out there who say things that are untrue and demeaning …
Feb 08 2024
Is it Normal to Have No Secrets with Your Mental Health Provider? Vol. 661, Feb. 8, 2023
One of the things that I tell my prospective clients before they ever sign on with me is that I can only help them to the degree that they are willing to be honest with me about all that they are dealing with because I am not a mind reader and do not want to …
Feb 01 2024
Do Mental Health Providers Have to Deal With Their Own Problems in Counseling Sessions? Vol. 660, Feb. 1 ,2023
This is a question that many people on Quora have asked over the years and this is my answer: This is a very good question and one that I would hope counselors (therapists) would answer honestly. First, many people who enter the world of healthcare do so because they or someone close to them has …
Jan 25 2024
What Are Some Good Activities to Do Before and After a Therapy Session? Vol. 659, Jan. 25, 2024
This was a question that a person on Quora asked and this is how I answered it: Sessions go by very quickly when you have an agenda that you want to get through. They go very slowly if you have no idea what you want to talk about. So, do yourself and your therapist a …
Sep 04 2012
Who Do You Go To, To Get Your Problem Resolved? – Vol. 142, March 15, 2012
These days there are many titles that helping professionals have: therapist and hypnotist and NLP practitioners, coaches, trainers, teachers and mentors, job coaches and business coaches and life coaches. How do you know who to go to to get you issue resolved? Well, I have to tell you that if I weren’t in the business …