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How Much Do You Accommodate Your Kids?

Gary Direnfeld

If the issue reaches a threshold where the parent seeks counseling for the child, very often the counseling of choice is CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy). Ironically, CBT is somewhat the opposite of over-accommodating where the child learns to confront their issues such that the issues may be overcome.

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Treating Anxiety

Gary Direnfeld

That’s where cognitive behavior therapy comes in (CBT). CBT is all about learning to think things through to facilitate your decisions and actions. In CBT there are strategies to learn, cognitive or thinking strategies to help better sort things out and allow you to move forward.

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When Your Emotions Betray You

Gary Direnfeld

The whole thing about CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) is about using your head to process the situation instead of your gut. That’s how CBT works. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. As a disorder, your feelings are actually betraying you. Think about it. Think about it.

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CBT Counseling for Addressing Trauma

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Motivational Interviewing

University of Connecticut

It is a person-centered counseling style for addressing the common problem of ambivalence about change by paying particular attention to the language of change. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a form of collaborative conversation for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change.

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Motivational Interviewing

University of Connecticut

It is a person-centered counseling style for addressing the common problem of ambivalence about change by paying particular attention to the language of change. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a form of collaborative conversation for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change.

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Child Abuse: Understanding, Prevention & Support

All For Kids

There are many forms of support available, including counseling, therapy, support groups, and advocacy organizations. Counseling and Therapy Individual Therapy Professional therapists specialized in trauma and abuse can provide survivors with a safe and confidential space to process their experiences.