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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Anna Marchenko is a licensed mental health counselor with specialized training in trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), addiction, family counseling, and hypnotherapy. She earned her double Master's degree from Columbia University, New York. She continued her post-graduate education at International Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy and worked at Mount Sinai Hospital and CSEDN...
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The time is now and I want to ask you to let me help you. Coping with the issues of life can be overwhelming, scary, and seemingly unendurable.You do not have to do this alone. I am dedicated to creating a safe, trusting, and nonjudgmental environment that allows you to freely share your struggles. I desire for those I serve to encounter wholeness as you navigate through your own life journey. ...
I went into this field as a result of wishing to overcome the binds of my own traumas, anxieties, and desire to make sense of my life. That was in 1983. Over the course of my professional career as a music therapist and psychotherapist, I have had the privilege of working with, learning from, and sharing the personal journeys of thousands of people who have had the courage to change. I have a...
