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
<> Partner and co-founder of Cleveland Therapy Group. I seek to help people who are actively seeking to better themselves. I honor being allowed to be a part of your journey. I aim to meet the person where they are at and work in whatever direction that they would like to lead me to while challenging and continuing to encourage progress and growth. I am a psychodynamic therapist, who is adep...
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Are you finding yourself feeling overwhelmed and stuck in your thoughts? Do you feel like no one understands? In this ever-changing world, life can be really hard. We are often unprepared for what life throws at us and we sometimes do not have the support that we need to get through it. It can be incredibly valuable to have someone on your side who is unbiased, nonjudgemental, and genuinely car...
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During the COVID-19 Pandemic your health and safety is of utmost importance. I am offering Telehealth (Secure Video) Sessions. I am Bilingual therapist working in the community for for 20 years; helping families to improve their every day life and enjoy life to the fullest. I specialized in helping children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families to improve their ability to relate with othe...
We specialize in the assessment and treatment of OCD and OCD-related disorders across all ages. Treatment consists of evidence-based approaches that help our patients to weaken the cycle of worry and improve overall life satisfaction. We currently provide two levels of care at LOCD: outpatient & intensive outpatient programming. Evidence-based approaches utilized in the provision of OCD treatme...
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I believe life is a journey. When we take journeys we pack bags. We walk this life journey and keep adding stuff to our bags. Sometimes we don't empty our bags and they grow heavy through each point of life. I have an Integrative therapeutic approach that blends elements from different methodologies. I tailor treatment according to each individual’s needs to assist them to unpack their bags and...
I enjoy working with people young and old. I enjoy the one on one as well as family sessions. I love helping people reach their potential, their goals, etc. Be it young or old, youth or elderly. It's also a pleasure to me to get to meet new people and learn who they are. My specialty is working with victims of sex crimes. I also work with alcohol and drug effected individuals and behavior...
Life is crazy and I am happy to meet you at whatever stage of life you are in. Taking care of yourself is priority and I am grateful for the opportunity to be on your side. Let our time together be a time of healing and growth. Our counseling relationship starts right where you are. I will meet you at whatever stage of life you are at and we will set goals together. I am on your team and will...
( English | español ) Our team is focused on helping our clients and their families find peace and success in their home, work and relationships through our unique method. It is brief and solution-focused, enabling clients to reconnect with their authentic selves and be the person they know they can be. Our therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists are of one mind, that you are unique and...
Angelia specializes in working with individuals 17 and up, parents who are going through a divorce and need assistance in learning co-parenting skills, and couples therapy. Angelia enjoys working with any adult that may be seeking help in addressing current mental health concerns in their life or those that may be seeking help for a sever and persistent mental illness. In certain circumstances...
“Be the child you wished would change the world”. My philosophy is that by fostering change in the younger versions of society, then we can influence real change. Welcome to Heart-Led Counseling and Consulting, where I take great pride in working with people, especially children, teenagers, and adolescents.The child in us all is not my focus, but the aspects of the child, the carefree voice, th...
Are you or someone you love struggling with issues such as addiction, depression, anxiety or co-dependence that has impacted your relationships , finances, emotional balance or day to day functioning? You don’t have to suffer in silence. I can guide you on a path to mind, body, and spiritual balance. You can learn how to better communicate your needs, define and cope with underlying issues,...
