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
For many people, faith is an integral part of their sense of wholeness. For clients who feel that way, I integrate faith into the experience of psychotherapy. Frequent issues that clients bring into counseling include relationships, depression, anxiety, life transitions, illness, and grief. But regardless the struggle, the integration of scientifically evidence-based practices alongside faith...
My name is Shideh Sarmadi, I am a licensed professional counselor in State of Virginia. My goal is to empower clients to change their lives in a positive manner by focusing on recovery and welfare and promoting healthy personal growth. This typically is accomplished by improving the way you cope and interact with your environment. I have worked with a variety of issues including marital and fam...
My ideal client is one who is ready for change, even if that means starting at a snail's pace. I want to work with those who are ready to challenge themselves, break down walls, and find their best self. No matter the issue, need, or goals, I'm open to working with all who desire healing and peace. I have been working in the field since 2004, and has worked with a variety of patients, as well a...
My goal is to meet all clients where they are at on their journeys. Through the use of a combination of Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness, my clients have found peace and success in moving forward through difficult life situations. Each client has a unique story; I am determined to discover the story and assist the client in exploring the possibilities of ...
Hello beautiful people. My most treasured skill as a therapist but most importantly as a human is the ability to connect and relate with almost any one no matter your race, gender, culture, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or age. I am learning in practice and in life that no matter how old, young, accomplished or established we become there will always be a natural human yearning we...
Rebekah gladly entered this field to help enrich and empower people through their obstacles and goals. She has a diversified experience working with people from all ages, children, adolescents, and adults. Rebekah has had extensive experience working individuals, couples, families, and even the occasional group setting primarily those with the youth population. She has treated those coping with...
I seek to help people find inner and interpersonal healing and to overcome barriers to their personal growth. My focus is on the individual's experience and providing assistance to help clients achieve their goals. Through positivity and a strengths-based view, I strive to empower clients to increase their self-worth, providing opportunities to develop awareness of the problems they are facing,...
Are you seeking a culturally sensitive therapist who will not make stereotypical assumptions, but will honor your unique story, history and journey? Have you been told that therapy is for the weak or for those whose faith is not strong enough? Are you looking for a place where you can feel safe enough to say everything you need to without feeling as though you need to take care of the therapist...
Psychotherapy is a learning process for both consumer and clinician. The beginning phases of therapy include developing a genuine understanding of who you are as a person. As patterns in feeling, thinking and behaving begin to appear, our understanding of your life and your struggles deepens. With this understanding we are able to reframe, refocus and move beyond our past patterns and focus on ...
I am an licensed counselor, educational consultant, and therapist working in counseling and education for over 20 years. I help with a range of issues involving adolescents, parental guidance, couples, families, and adults. Many people struggle with relationships, life transitions, school admissions, LGBTQ issues, co-dependency, divorce, elder issues, anxiety, and stress. I provide a safe place...
( English | Português | español ) I specialize in working with clients who want to resolve emotional, relational, or other phase of life changes. The way I do this is sharing therapeutic practices that serve to overcome emotional distress which, in turn, leads to unhealthy behaviors that interfere with current life goals and values. As we work together in a safe, non judgmental therapeutic...
I am an experienced Professional Counselor with understanding that therapy is a personal journey. I utilize a collaborative approach to therapy as I provide care to individuals, couples, families and groups. I have extensive experienced in treating individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, self-esteem, autism, substance abuse, adjustment disorders, to name a few. I ...
I believe that therapy helps individuals learn to challenge negative belief patterns and overcome negative behaviors. It is my hope to help others be their best selves and lead fulfilling lives. I work with children, adolescents, and adults in individual and family therapy. Group therapy is also an option when available. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) to help...
I have been a psychotherapist since May of 1999. I cover all types of challenges that you might be facing. However, please feel free to give me a call so that you can interview me to see if you feel a good vibe and feel that I will be able to guide you to a better place than you are in now. I am a great proponent of Mindfulness and Meditation, which I have recently been spending a lot of time...
