How can Counseling Help me? The other day someone approached me and asked, “How can counseling actually help me?” I went over a few ways counseling may help people. While counseling may help you in a number of ways such as personally, professionally, or relationally,...
A client came into my office and asked how I view clients. It was an interesting question to which I knew she needed an answer. This is what I told her. To me, you are not a diagnosis: you are an individual with ambitions, experiences,...
A colleague and I were discussing the characteristics of successful therapists. I gave him some traits, some of which were listed by Robinson (2012). The therapist should be able to listen to your story, build rapport, establish a relationship, demonstrate empathy, adapt treatments to the...
Some clients have asked me what the term “co-occurring disorder” means. A co-occurring issue may also be called dual diagnosis or co-morbid disorder. This terminology just refers to possible underlying mental health issues that appear usually alongside substance use disorders. It is common for some...