Before Your Next Session's Notes
Why Clients Don't Do Therapy Homework (And How to Assign Work They'll Actually Complete)
The reflex when work doesn't get done is to call it resistance. More often the assignment itself was the weak link — and that part is entirely within our control.
Why Clients Don't Do Therapy Homework (And How to Assign Work They'll Actually Complete)
The reflex when work doesn't get done is to call it resistance. More often the assignment itself was the weak link — and that part is entirely...
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The Circle of Control: How to Stop Spending Energy on Things You Can't Change
Most of what exhausts people isn't the size of their problems — it's energy spent in the wrong ring. A ten-minute sorting exercise that shows you where yours is going.
The Circle of Control: How to Stop Spending Energy on Things You Can't Change
Most of what exhausts people isn't the size of their problems — it's energy spent in the wrong ring. A ten-minute sorting exercise that shows you where...
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What Is Radical Acceptance? (And How to Practice It When You Hate the Situation)
Radical acceptance is the most misunderstood skill in DBT. It isn't approval, forgiveness, or giving up — and the misunderstanding is what stops people using it.
What Is Radical Acceptance? (And How to Practice It When You Hate the Situation)
Radical acceptance is the most misunderstood skill in DBT. It isn't approval, forgiveness, or giving up — and the misunderstanding is what stops people using it.
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The 10 Cognitive Distortions (With Examples You'll Actually Recognize)
Distorted thinking isn't random — it follows recognizable templates. Here are the ten, with examples you'll recognize, and what to do once you can name yours.
The 10 Cognitive Distortions (With Examples You'll Actually Recognize)
Distorted thinking isn't random — it follows recognizable templates. Here are the ten, with examples you'll recognize, and what to do once you can name yours.
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3 Things to Do Between Therapy Sessions
What happens between therapy sessions matters as much as what happens in them. Research supports that between-session activities — like structured reflection, practicing new skills, and tracking patterns — strengthen...
3 Things to Do Between Therapy Sessions
What happens between therapy sessions matters as much as what happens in them. Research supports that between-session activities — like structured reflection, practicing new skills, and tracking...
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