Therapy isn't for everyone
I was in the mental health arena before it became fashionable or cool, now it seems everyone's a mental health expert.
However, that comes at a cost with cheap training, poor standards, and people becoming business subject matter experts (SMES) that can't tell you what hypnosis is, what CBT is, or counseling, and more importantly, other alternative methods.
Harsh, yes, but it needs to be noted by businesses and corporations that not everyone who goes through these courses or occupational health wants to feel better. One of the only facts we have in this profession.
There appears to be this one size fits all mentality that just throws counselling or CBT at a person, when that could be the opposite of what they want or need.
CBT, coaching, hypnosis and counseling can actually be the worst thing to offer someone, the person in question may not believe and expect anything to happen. Which is the bedrock of change, Do they believe in the therapy, and do they expect something to happen. If they don't, its not working.
The threshold test is something that some therapists are losing the skill to understand and develop in their own practice. The threshold is asking the client the right questions to ascertain if they really want change and what is the right therapeutic intervention for them.
That may sound weird, but some people want to stay at home, have other motives, or claim benefits. Let's be honest, we all know someone.
You can throw the kitchen sink at some people, and they won't change; they don't want it. Yet, due to the duty of care in business, companies and goverment agencies still have to offer a mental health service, but it seems the fundamental basics have been thrown away, just to cover the legal side of the duty of care and not really deal with the issues at hand.
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Has mental health support become more of a process rather than centred around the person's needs?
Throwing a service at someone who doesn't want it or is resisting it is something I see on a daily basis, its a waste of time and resources, but businesses still throw it at people and want to see change.
So out of interest, do you check to see if your client wants to change and that your modality or therapy is right for them?
Are you someone who was forced into therapy you didn't want or believe in?
I'm interested in your thoughts !
Karl Smith
Certified Registered Practitioner of the Belief Code, Emotion Code and the Body Code. Release trapped emotions to heal the body and mind.
1 年It's remarkable how many people do not want help - or, how many are afraid to ask. Preferring to stay stuck inside their own hell.
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1 年I feel it is very important and often missed, to check that your client wants change. This is particularly important if someone else is booking the session for your client. The desire for change needs to be there and you cannot want change more than your client does.