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Deric Hollings
Jul 183 min read
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.”...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 188 min read
A Principled Stance on Free Speech
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use For my 800th blogpost, I’ve chosen to address a moral principle that underpins most of what I write...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 178 min read
Confession Through Projection
[DISCLAIMER] I recall from the days when I was in elementary school, my older relatives who were black would sometimes greet one another...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 176 min read
The Breakfast Question
[DISCLAIMER] Anyone familiar with the content of my blog likely understands that I pay attention to shifts in cultural norms regarding...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 168 min read
The Cost of Psychotherapy
[DISCLAIMER] My life coaching and psychotherapy background I began the practice of life coaching in adolescence and when residing in a...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 164 min read
Frequency of Sessions
[DISCLAIMER] When speaking with prospective clients seeking the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) services which I offer, I’m...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 165 min read
Can You Stand the Pain
[DISCLAIMER] In 1988, R&B group New Edition released their album Heart Break which featured the song “Can You Stand the Rain.” Lyrics...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 165 min read
What More Did You Expect?
[DISCLAIMER] The drowning man I once heard a religious joke about a man trapped on the roof of his home and refusing help from others...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 153 min read
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...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 1515 min read
Bullying
[DISCLAIMER] Personal anecdote When I was in elementary school, some children used to refer to me as “Hoggings,” which was a derivative...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 145 min read
Measure Twice, Cut Once
[DISCLAIMER] According to one source, “The saying “measure twice, cut once” is a classic adage that has been passed down through the ages...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 128 min read
She or Her
[DISCLAIMER] A relatively short time after graduating high school in 1995, my mindset was akin to an ignorant know-it-all. I thought I...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 124 min read
CP Time
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use According to one source, “colored people’s [CP] time” is a United States “expression referring to...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 127 min read
A Malfunctioning AC
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Given how hot Texas temperatures often are, I’m grateful for having a functioning in-home air...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 116 min read
ABC with XYZ
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an active-directive form of cognitive behavior therapy that serves as the...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 116 min read
Concern and No Concern
[DISCLAIMER] With my approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite people to consider how little control and...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 115 min read
Friend Dispute
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an active-directive form of cognitive behavior therapy that serves as the...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 106 min read
Can't Let It Go
[DISCLAIMER] To punch a window I wasn’t stationed aboard Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan for too long when the military police (MP) officer...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 104 min read
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...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 107 min read
Moral and Ethical Should Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled People Who Live in Glass Houses, I identified an assortment of should-type beliefs associated with...
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