5 ways to maximize client motivation towards your therapy goals
Have you ever set a therapeutic goal for a client, had them agree to it, and then… find they’ve done nothing at all about it at their next session?
To escape from a problem state (whether a burning building or a state of mind) needs a strategy. Clear goal setting is vital when helping people in therapy. The mind needs a clear orientation (especially when it’s all emotional) and a compelling ‘blueprint’ fixed within consciousness of how things can be better in the future.
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Goals and depression – incompatible?
One of the commonest symptoms of depression is chronic loss of motivation. For everything. Everything seems pointless, and even things which you have to do seem to take much more energy than you have available. So it’s a constant downward spiral.
Breaking out of this vicious circle is not easy, and therapists need to know how to motivate their depressed clients into taking those first essential steps to freedom.
Our cutting edge online course on lifting depression will give you all the tools you need to help your clients recover their enthusiasm for life, no matter how long they have been struggling with depression.
The next course launches on 9 February 2010 and you can save 25% off the course fee if you book your place before 19 January 2010 – so there’s a good positive personal goal to go for! There are only 25 places on each course, so book early!
See you in a fortnight.
Mark Tyrrell
Co-Founder
Uncommon Knowledge
Psychology trainers since 1995
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One of the biggest secrets is to set goals as the hypnotist. We get the client to set goals but, we don’t set any goals ourselves.
Before each day, you could set a goal of how you want your day to go or how you want to interact with each client or perhaps you can set your business goals.
Remember self hypnsis, as a hypnotherapist, we must use it too. It is not something just to teach our cleints only.
If I’m goal orientated as the hypnotist, walking the talk. My clients will follow my lead
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