How we work... We view psychotherapy and coaching as a way to teach the client how to identify thinking that may lead to unhealthy or self -
defeating feelings and behaviors.
Not exact matches
Imaginative play serves children well as it allows them to try on
behavior and skills, to imagine themselves as brave
and daring, as
defeating fears
and feeling powerful.
This
behavior can make us
feel challenged, threatened,
defeated and determined.
«I enjoy helping people through cognitive - behavioral therapeutic approaches by assisting you in identifying life stressors, «triggers,»
and negative / self
defeating thought patterns that result in undesired thoughts,
feelings,
behaviors,
and decisions.
«I believe my effectiveness is attributed to an empathic attitude in understanding an individual while working with them to heal, grow,
and ultimately change self -
defeating thoughts,
feelings and behaviors.
«If you are hurting, you can be helped; if you
feel stuck in negative thoughts
and self -
defeating behaviors, you can change; if you are living in the dark zone of life, you can experience light.
But in the end, making small changes to self -
defeating behavior and coping with
feelings of sadness, fear,
and pain can bring life - altering results»
The therapist would give the patient interpretations of why he or she
feels the patient engages in risky, self -
defeating behavior and then offer nonjudgmental advice on how to overcome those subjective psychological issues.
This negative way of thinking tends to result in
feelings of anxiety, depression,
and anger,
and to a wide variety of self -
defeating behaviors and emotionally painful life experience.
Many are grappling with relationship challenges,
feelings of being stuck, self -
defeating behaviors, anxieties, phobias
and issues of self - esteem.
Denying painful
feelings can lead to unhealthy
and self -
defeating behaviors.
Learned helplessness is when increased pessimism results in
feeling defeated and can make salespeople more likely to quit within their first year of work, lose persistence during their customer interactions, or even put them at greater risk to engage in unethical sales
behaviors.