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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My name is Cynthia Tobar-McCoy and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in the Oklahoma City area. I am honored each day to walk along side individuals who choose to therapuetically journey through the path of overcoming life stressors. Stressors can come in the form of experiencing conflict in relationships with family, couples, marital and peer groups, as well as grief, tra...
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I am a Marriage and Family Therapist comfortable working with families, couples, individuals and groups. I have experience with personal, relational, social and spiritual issues. Over the years my clients have come with a wide range of concerns, such as identity issues, depression, anxiety, stress management, physical and emotional abuse, grief, blended family adjustments, divorce, life...
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OC Health Psychologists offers psychotherapy, assessment and testing and medication management services for individuals, couples and families. All of our psychologists and therapists are skilled in treating the problems that often bring people to therapy such as depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, stress, and interpersonal struggles. Additionally, each of our psychologists or therapists has...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with fifteen years of experience, I specialize in helping adults get their life back on track whether you have suffered a loss, trauma, or are experiencing a life transition. I have a special affinity for elders having worked as a social service director in a rehabilitation and long term care setting. Aging presents changes in work, health, abilities, and...
