Emotion Regulation 2
Being mindful of your feelings, its meaning and intensity This is a good session to teach about mindfulness and emotional awareness. Emotion is an evolutionary survival mechanism that helps us…
Locus of Control
Triggers and how I feel From the previous sessions, the patient learned that: It is okay to feel the way we feel when we go through a difficult situation or…
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy DESCRIBE THESE WORDS Rather than teaching, I try to focus on what they know already. Most of these children are super smart, they know more than what…
Cognitive Distortions and Restructuring
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CHANGING THEIR BELIEF SYSTEM: Hopefully from the 7th session, you or your client are able to identify some negative thoughts or belief systems. Now comes the hard…
Coping skills
COPING SKILLS Coping skills that they already use: For this session, I usually start with coping skills that they already use. This becomes an interesting topic to help them realize…
Family Therapy
Family Therapy This is my favorite session. I am not sure if it's because of me working at an agency where I learned about Strategic Family therapy, or if it's…
Communication skills and self- compassion
COMMUNICATION There are tons of psychoeducation handouts for communication skills out there. Here are some of my favorite ones. Types of Communication Via Psychology Tools: The different types of passive,…
Discharge
DISCHARGE Hopefully, through processing the patient's thoughts, belief system, feelings, and actions, and through family therapy addressing self-esteem, relationships, and communication, and creating a supportive environment, the patient is able…