Therapy Basics
Not suitable for people with more complex mental health needs or significant intellectual disabilities.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
identify and change negative or dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors
What is the primary goal of CBT?
Uses creative activities as a means of healing and expression, particularly for clients who may have difficulty verbalizing their thoughts and emotions.
What does an art therapist do?
Originally developed to help people with borderline personality disorder
What is dialectical behavior therapy?
Uses techniques such as exposure and response prevention to help clients overcome their fears or anxieties.
What is exposure therapy?
Your medical and family history, your school and job history, your problems, your goals
What information is collected by therapist or counselor during your first session?
Help individuals manage symptoms, reduce distress, and improve functioning by identifying and challenging distorted thoughts and beliefs.
Helps couples improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen their relationship.
What is a marriage or couples counselor?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a common form of this type of therapy.
What is trauma therapy?
Controversial in the therapy world because it says that humans have only 5 basic needs which are genetically driven and can't be changed.
What is Glasser's Reality Therapy?
usually necessary for counseling/therapy to be successful
What is self-motivation and a desire for change?
What is primary focus of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
Specializes in diagnosing and treating mental illness, prescribes medication, but usually doesn't do therapy.
What is a psychiatrist?
The main focus is to improve communication, reduce stress, and enhance coping skills to improve overall family functioning.
What is family therapy?
Grounding and mindfulness are important skills taught in these types of therapies.
What is DBT and trauma therapy?
one purpose is to provide support, encouragement, and feedback to members
What is group therapy?
Help individuals process and integrate traumatic memories, and reduce stress related symptoms, and improve overall functioning
What is the goal of trauma therapy?
Therapist that emphasizes empathy, self-awareness, personal growth, and the fulfillment of human potential.
What is a humanistic based therapist?
The central premise is that individuals are responsible for their own choices and behaviors and have the power to make positive changes in their lives.
What is Glasser's Reality Therapy?
Technique used in SFBT to help clients develop goals for therapy.
What is the Miracle Question?
Minimum level of training required to become a licensed mental health therapist
What is a masters degree and at least 2 years of supervised clinical experience?
the goal of licensed clinical social worker in mental health treatment
What is to provide therapy focusing on social and environmental factors that contribute to mental health issues?
Anxiety is a fundamental aspect of human existence and helps clients embrace and transcend their anxiety rather than avoid or suppress it.
What does an existential therapist believe about anxiety?
The empty chair, role-playing, and guided imagery are techniques commonly used in this type of therapy.
What is gestalt therapy?
Views language as a powerful tool for constructing meaning and shaping experience and helps clients become aware of the language they use to describe themselves and their situations.
What is narrative therapy?