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
Drawing from extensive experience, I strive to assist my clients in identifying and improving in the areas of their lives where they are struggling. My specialties include anxiety, depression, anger management, communication skills, establishing/building relationships and problem solving. I provide individual and couples therapies. I offer tele-health video sessions. I am in network and I accep...
This I know to be true: Your future, how you perceive the world, how you feel about yourself and your behavior toward your family and friends is very much up to YOU. With courage, honesty, some hard work and a bit of help you can: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Feelings, Change Your Life. My years of experience and training in clinical, cognitive and therapeutic practice have shown that near...
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"The Wound is the Place Where the Light Enters You." ~ Rumi~ In one way or another, our souls have been bruised. Depression, anxiety, divorce/relationship issues, trauma, family crisis, & many other issues can slowly chip away at our self-worth, our sense of belonging, our hope. Do you seek a true, raw connection with yourself & others? Are you tired of fighting the "uphill battle" & seek peace...
I enjoy working with a variety of clients. The majority of my experience is Crisis Intervention and Trauma. I enjoy solution focused therapy and believe in empowering my clients to making positive changes in their life. I am trained in EMDR which I find very successful in treating trauma and PTSD. I have also worked with adolescents in a school setting and youth that are detained....
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As a LPC, I have been gifted to operate as a Counselor and I do not take my gift lightly. My goal is to be the voice for those that have never been allowed to speak up for themselves, those that have never realized the beauty they possess and especially those that have never realized their full potential in life. It is a wonderful thing when an individual realizes their worth and begins to walk...
Judith Moolten is our treatment and training specialist. She is highly recommended for working with couples/families as well as individuals and groups who are stressed, arguing, having panic attacks, anxiety, depression, addictive habits, trauma, suffering w/ grief, loss and more. Her aim is to be short term and resolution-focused. Judith is an expert at what she does (treating, training,...
I am a compassionate, empathetic, engaging and challenging therapist. I utilize the many disciplines I have integrated over the almost 30 years of practicing as a Licensed, Marriage, Family therapist. I am also a Certified Addiction Specialist #C-4020. I tailor treatment to each individual, couple, and family. I will help guide you on your journey of change. I wrote the first book on Attention...
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Therapy is a growth experience that can influence the way you view the world and yourself. As humans, we all experience times of discomfort and life transitions. Therapy is not only for those suffering from addiction or mental illness. It is also a way to gain skills, enhance your performance, and learn more about yourself. Barriers to becoming who you want to be can be explored in therapy and...
I work with clients of all ages, genders, sexual preferences and cultural backgrounds. I specialize in working with children and adolescents along with families in an integrated approach. In terms of therapeutic technique and strategy, one size definitely does not fit all. I tailor my theoretical method to match the client in the moment. I go into each and every relationship with the expectatio...
Want to learn new ways to strengthen your life skills and relationships? Bring more meaning to your life? You can begin a coaching journey to help you develop mindfulness, deepen relationships, strengthen communications, build parenting skills, and become a better you. My concierge practice with a client-centered philosophy specializes in virtual counseling sessions which is based on a short-te...
I have experience providing mental health therapy to a variety of populations in therapeutic settings. I have provided therapy to individuals struggling with all types of addiction and addictive/ compulsive behaviors. I have worked extensively with individuals and couples who identify on the GLBTQ spectrum and who were experiencing sexual and gender identity issues. I treated individuals who...
Hello, my name is John Mckeithen, LPC, LADC. My counseling experience ranges from treating adults, adolescents and families. I am a Certified Reality Therapist, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Connecticut. I am an experienced Mental Health and Addictions Counselor. I provide psychotherapy services to individuals, couples and families I tak...
