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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PHONE AND VIDEO APPOINTMENTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. I AM IN THE AETNA and BCBSTX NETWORKS. I SEE INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES - Change is hard work, but the power to change our lives is within all of us. The first step is realizing that things can and should be better. The second step is understanding that YOU HAVE THE POWER to start the process toward improvement. I see my role as being your guid...
My approach to therapy uses humor, openness and honesty to dive beneath the surface of emotions and address the root of the discomfort. Whatever it is that drives you into therapy - dissatisfaction with your job, relationship or just life in general - is explored in an environment of curiosity and compassion. We often cause our own suffering by being our own worst critic & through the made up...
NOT CURRENTLY TAKING NEW CLIENTS. I've been at this a while and I can help you. I like to get to the core concerns and help you fix what isn't working. I work with people who are motivated to make changes, not passively "try" therapy. I am compassionate by nature and my clients appreciate my straight-forward and down-to-earth style. I work with severe cases of depression, irritability, worry,...
I am a compassionate and seasoned therapist who has worked with adults, couples and families in a variety of settings within the Charleston area. Credentials and experience are significant but research shows that the single most important factor in therapy is the relationship you have with your therapist. I value each person, couple and family as genuinely unique. I will work collaboratively wi...
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The healing process is a journey that begins with a safe and trusting relationship with your therapist. I provide a non-judgmental therapeutic environment to facilitate your self-exploration. I have experience working with adolescents and adults, with a focus on emotional distress, anxiety, depression, adjusting to life transitions (i.e. divorce, new baby), trauma (child sexual assault, domesti...
I specialize in treating grief and trauma, using EMDR in matters of unresolved disturbance. Whether someone suffers physical pain, anxiety, or the inability to sleep due to nightmares or disruptive memories, eye movement desensitization reprocessing can help alleviate the trauma of PTSD to help put the pieces of one’s life together following a disturbing event. Trauma takes many different forms...
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I would like to ease the anxiety life can bring during times of change, during your daily routines, or in special situations: caregiver struggles, aging parents/dementia, parenting questions or stress, behavior concerns with children, divorce adjustment and grief. If you would like to increase your positive mood, cope with worry in a calm manner, build helpful communication skills, and create a...
Brokenness comes in all shapes and sizes. Within the fragments of brokenness, there is hope to be found. Are you looking for ways to find hope? I have a passion to work with kids, teens and families who are dealing with various types of trauma, behaviors, grief, loss and adoption. I have worked with kids and teens who have experienced various types of trauma including sexual, physical, and...
"Hi, my name is Andy and I know it's tough to struggle with the pain and stigma attached to substance abuse. It doesn't seem fair that other chronic illnesses such as cancer, diabetes or heart disease don't have the shame and stigma attached to them that alcoholism does. Dealing with any substance abuse is difficult enough not to have to also think of yourself as a bad person because I have thi...
Janece Bivings is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Delaware and Pennsylvania. She has several years of experience in the field of mental health. Janece serves children, teens, families and couples. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor as well as a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Janece also has experience working in a variety of treatment settings. She utilizes an eclectic...
I'm a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in working with survivors of domestic violence, women's issues and minority/racial identity issues. My experience also includes grief/loss and trauma. Our first few sessions will be spent getting to know each other and building rapport while discussing the best course of action regarding therapy. I also offer clinical supervision for LSWs and LCPCs...
