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
My process is well-rounded, with considerations for personal struggles and the world you live in (friends, family, work, etc). Personal healing through deep self-reflections are often experienced through an adaptive combination of narrative therapy, systemic therapy, and reality therapy. I have a history of extensive trauma work. This experience has led to an approach that includes a bringing...
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I am a licensed independent trauma informed mental health clinician and earned my masters degree in Clinical Mental Health at Lesley College in 2000. I provide individual and family therapy to children, adolescents and adults as well as couples work. I strongly believe that developing a trustful and empowering therapeutic relationship is the bases of effective treatment. I believe every client ...
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