Positive Thinking in Therapy âWith a positive mental attitude you cannot fail to succeed. With a negative mental attitude you cannot fail to fail.â But then: âThere is no such thing as failure: only feedback!â (Clearly both these quotes are … Continue reading →
Tasking in therapy Tasking is one of the most crucial aspects of the therapeutic relationship. It is one of the fundamental ways of motivating your clients. As long as you ensure they do not see this as being like homework … Continue reading →
Stages of change in therapy Ed Deci and Richard Ryan have developed a theory on how change happens. The coach can share this theory with the client to help them progress. The stages are: Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance Letâs … Continue reading →
Attributions in therapy Clients may attribute success or failure to ability, effort, task difficulty or luck. The hypnotherapist or psychotherapist can ascertain their patterns of attribution and may well find areas which can be utilised for the specific goals the … Continue reading →
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in therapy Intrinsic motivation is being motivated by the process itself, typically for interest, challenge or enjoyment. There are also three needs that may be met by intrinsic motivation: ·        relatedness ·        competence ·       autonomy The more the … Continue reading →
Goal setting in therapy A statement of the obvious: In order to get what you want, you must know what you want Ok, so itâs not always true: I didnât know I wanted a digital camera until I won one … Continue reading →
Curiosity In Therapy I would like to highlight the need for curiosity as a therapist. Curiosity has many advantages, but primarily it shows empathy, interest and that you are âthereâ. You will also find it becoming more and more vital as you … Continue reading →
What is Motivation? Welcome to the return of my regular blog. This is a project which is designed to assist practitioners with additional information to help them be better at their work as well as for clients to learn more … Continue reading →
The Importance of Values in Therapy Values are often looked upon as being very complex. However, values can be best described as what is important to us. In NLP six key areas have been identified. Values relating to career, relationships, family, … Continue reading →
Needs, wants, desires and ambitions Therapists need to know what a client needs, wants, desires and has ambitions to achieve. So what are the differences between these words? To a great extent it is a personal opinion. For example one … Continue reading →
