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[ DISCLAIMER ] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in my personal and professional life, I don’t rely entirely on...
Deric Hollings
Sep 6, 20243 min read
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IDK, but I'll Get Back to You
[ DISCLAIMER ] One aspect I appreciate about prior service in the Marine Corps was that other jarheads and I were encouraged to admit...
Deric Hollings
Sep 5, 20244 min read
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No Hazing in Therapy
[ DISCLAIMER ] When serving the billet of military police (MP) in the United States Marine Corps, I learned the difference between...
Deric Hollings
Aug 27, 20246 min read
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Agreeing With Irrationality
[ DISCLAIMER ] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to demonstrate how people disturb themselves using...
Deric Hollings
Aug 25, 20246 min read
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Trust Me, Bro
[ DISCLAIMER ] Professional practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) involves persuasiveness. This is especially important...
Deric Hollings
Aug 24, 20247 min read
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A Smart Aleck Practitioner
[ DISCLAIMER ] A smart aleck is defined as an obnoxiously conceited and self-assertive person with pretensions to smartness or...
Deric Hollings
Aug 20, 20244 min read
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Healthy Concern
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use In a blogpost entitled Circle of Concern , I highlighted a modified form of Stephen Covey ’s...
Deric Hollings
Aug 9, 20244 min read
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Seeking Supervision
[DISCLAIMER] In adolescence, I began the unregulated practice of life coaching. As there was no education, training, or licensing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 6, 20244 min read
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Psychotherapeutic Limitations
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use I recall wondering why it was necessary to obey posted traffic signs when first attending driver’s...
Deric Hollings
Aug 5, 20243 min read
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Encouragement of Doubtfulness
[DISCLAIMER] “So, Deric, no one can upset you, right?” That’s what a staff member of a behavioral health clinic at which I interned said...
Deric Hollings
Jul 23, 20244 min read
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Flexible Use of Time
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with clients, I try to be mindful of time. Typically, each of my...
Deric Hollings
Jul 22, 20243 min read
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Developing Practitioner Skills
[DISCLAIMER] Merely identifying as a psychotherapist with graduate degrees and licensure in counseling and social work doesn’t a...
Deric Hollings
Jul 21, 20244 min read
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Creative REBT Practice
[DISCLAIMER] Although I don’t identify as a “creative,” I’ve produced content that people have identified in this manner. Up until junior...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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REBT Flexibility
[DISCLAIMER] When I was a child, I had a number of big brothers assigned to me at different times, in association with the non-profit...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20244 min read
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Use of a Whiteboard in REBT
[DISCLAIMER] One of the drawbacks to teaching Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) strictly by way of teletherapy is that I’ve not...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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Meeting Clients Where They're At
[DISCLAIMER] When attending graduate school for social work, I commonly heard the phrase “Meet your clients where they are at.”...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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Frequency of Sessions
[DISCLAIMER] When speaking with prospective clients seeking the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) services which I offer, I’m...
Deric Hollings
Jul 16, 20244 min read
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Lapses in Progress
[DISCLAIMER] Practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), it may be useful to know that once you learn not to disturb yourself it...
Deric Hollings
Jul 15, 20243 min read
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Friend Dispute
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an active-directive form of cognitive behavior therapy that serves as the...
Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20245 min read
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Costs and Payoffs
[DISCLAIMER] As is the case with many matters in life, the practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) comes with costs and...
Deric Hollings
Jul 10, 20244 min read
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