Reality Therapy states that individuals, not mental health issues, are responsible for their actions and behavior. People make choices that help them get their needs met, but some of these choices are unhelpful, leading to poor relationships skills and ways of relating to others. The therapist’s goal is to motivate individuals to take responsibility for their choices and behavior.
Counselors traditionally use Reality Therapy in prisons and schools. They can use it for individuals, couples, or groups.
Some mental health professionals claim Reality Therapy doesn’t validate mental health diagnoses.
Motivation, behavior, choices, and action are core components in Reality Therapy. Your therapist might help you understand each of these concepts and how they apply to your life. Therapists often spend time asking clients what their needs are. These can range from small things, such as desiring to rid yourself of a bad habit, to larger-scale issues, such as wanting to get your needs more fully met by your partner. Your therapist will help you decide what behaviors can more efficiently get your needs met.
Much of Reality Therapy involves identifying how your behavior, thus far, hasn’t been helpful. Once you gain this understanding, you will be more likely to make choices that align with getting your needs met in healthy, positive ways.
Therapists Who Specialize in Using Reality Therapy
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Shannon is a Licensed Professional Counselor in multiple settings. He has extensive experience with multiple age groups, genders and nationalities. Shannon maintains critical and creative thinking skills essential to counseling and therapy. He is inventive in the implementation of new ideas and or initiatives, with a focus on client interaction. Shannon has worked in a Home for troubled youth, ...
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I am Latisha Riley, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist Associate. I have over 15 years of experience working with diverse populations in schools and the community. My clinical experience includes agency and private sector counseling, working with children, adolescents and adults. I utilize a range of therapeutic modalities to focus on the clie...
I have been working in private practice for the past 15 years to help husbands better communicate with their wives. My wife and I have created Harris Marriage & Family Therapy, Inc. to teach couples how to understand each other, how to resolve conflict, and how to better communicate. A man who is ready for tools and highly motivated to fix his part of the communication problem is the man I am...
My name is Kathleen Healy, I started practicing in the counseling field about 10 years ago. I currently am the Executive Director of Healy Counseling Associates, LLC. We have a main focus on those suffering from addiction and their loved ones. I have an interest in working with children and adolescents, which is my masters program focus. I hope to bring my experience as a teacher and counseling...
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor here to help you overcome the many stressors and life events that seem to impact our lives. I understand it can be difficult and overwhelming to manage on your own. Sometimes all you need is an outside perspective, or help to manage anxieties or depression; and sometimes you know it is rooted deeper from your past. Either way, I can help you overcome the m...
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Since 1970 I have walked with many persons, couples and families who need supportive, fresh ears and eyes, a compassionate heart, wise experience and holistic perspective regarding life's challenges, transitions, burdens, growth points and life choices. I learn each one's story is unique and may offer the opportunity for new meaning and purpose. I seek to know and connect with each one I am...
I have been in the social services/medical arena for over 20 years with widely diverse populations. I work with individuals, couples and families dealing with addiction and other behavioral health issues. I have extensive experience working with the elderly, individuals with chronic illness, chronic mental illness and those battling obesity and seeking bariatric surgery, domestic violence and...
I have collected compasses all my life. Being able to orient ourselves in this world is essential and ongoing work. The therapeutic process is one way to find True North again after a trauma, or in the regular course of life. I have been in clinical practice for over 25 years and I am equipped with many tools and approaches to tailor the therapeutic experience to meet your needs. I see children...
