Counseling
Counseling resources for counselors and practitioners who want to apply the latest positive psychology strategies or ready-to-apply tools.
How to Use Silence in Therapy & Counseling
Silence in talk therapy? Silence may seem like a strange concept to highlight in a treatment based around conversation. Still, for anyone who’s taken part [...]
Therapeutic Relationship in Counseling: 4 Phases Explained
Psychotherapy has been described as a dance, “a synchronicity of the mind and body that occurs between therapist and client” (Schore, 2014, p. 388). Psychotherapy [...]
Marriage Counseling Toolkit: 30 Couples Therapy Worksheets
While research confirms that marriage leads to increased life satisfaction, it is not without its challenges (Boyce, Wood, & Ferguson, 2016). Indeed, according to the [...]
Characteristics of Effective Counseling and Counselors
Counseling, therapy, and psychology are often stereotyped by society with misconceptions and stigma. However, effective therapy, quality counseling, and psychotherapy are about a relationship, developing [...]
What Are SOAP Notes in Therapy & Counseling? (+ Examples)
How do doctors or therapists track what is happening with a patient or client from one visit to the next? How do these professionals communicate [...]
12 Popular Counseling Approaches to Consider
Looking for a counselor may feel like an overwhelming endeavor, especially for someone already dealing with troubling symptoms, trauma, or loss. The myriad of counseling [...]
54 Inspiring Counseling Quotes to Motivate Counselors
Motivation is critical in counseling for both the counselor and the client. Quotes can help focus and facilitate a mindset conducive to creating therapeutic bonds [...]
34 Counseling Mistakes That Therapists Should Avoid
Counseling has been used to guide individuals toward new insights and coping mechanisms since the beginning of the 20th century. With its widespread use, it [...]
How Do Coaching, Mentoring, and Counseling Differ?
No matter who you are, we can all do with a helping hand, a shoulder to lean on, or someone to shine a light on [...]
Child Counseling Techniques & Therapy Activities for Kids
Child therapy is not always easy for parents to discuss. With the stigma of mental health, nobody wants their child to “need therapy,” which is [...]