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
Be the best version of you! I am here to help you be the best version of yourself, to communicate with your family and friends, to set boundaries, to help you feel more confident. How do you take care of yourself? I am a therapist, but I always say that I am a "mom" first. I help individuals and couples find practical ways to meet their goals. I have worked in the schools as part of an IEP team...
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Seeking therapy is the first step to restoring your life. Hello, my name is Shojuana Ayers. I have over 13 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, families and couples with a wide range of concerns. My job as a therapist is to help guide individuals through a healing experience from there current situation through self-awareness, the use of positive coping strategies, a...
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CURRENTLY ACCEPTING CLIENTS FOR TELEHEALTH. Born and raised on Oahu, HI. You can ask me what high school I went to during our first session. Being raised in Hawaii has given me the opportunity to work with individuals from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds. While in Hawaii I worked with adults and children, who experience addiction, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality...
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Many seek therapy when complex emotions and situations create the need for a safe place to speak freely about what is going on in their life, to explore their experience, and find a way forward. I offer a safe place to build a plan for change and growth. We can explore the past and how it affects you today, so that you can move on with your life. We can also re-process trauma, change unhelpful...
