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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Whitney completed her Master's of Clinical Psychology at Argosy University. Whitney enjoys working with teens, adults, and couples. She has extensive experience working with trauma-related victims such as sex-trafficking, sexual assault/sexual abuse and domestic violence as well as working with individuals with depression, anxiety, postpartum depression, grief and loss, behavioral issues, ident...
I am a Psychotherapist providing brief and long term psychodynamic psychotherapy for individuals and couples. I help treat depression, anxiety, bereavement, anger, addictions and trauma. Additionally, I am passionate in helping my clients understand how life difficulties can affect their, self-esteem, self-worth, and their personal relationships. As human beings, we all strive to live happier,...
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