Self Esteem Counseling

Self Esteem Counseling Almost every counseling situation I have been involved in has had an element of self esteem counseling in it. What I mean by that is that clients are struggling with a concern that they do not have the tools to handle a particular... More

Self Esteem Counseling Almost every counseling situation I have been involved in has had an element of self esteem counseling in it. What I mean by that is that clients are struggling with a concern that they do not have the tools to handle a particular external sitution, and for those folks, self esteem counseling begins with teaching them first where their reality exists, which is inside their heads, in the interpretations and feelings generated after sensory perceptions. For those already aware of their feelings and cognitions, I begin to teach a model which allows them to challenge their thoughts. I usually start by asking them to imagine the best possible outcome, and stating their feelings as they imagine that outcome. And then I tell them to change that thought to the worst possible outcome, and again state their feelings, and clients usually begin to get a glimmer that thoughts bring feelings, and those thoughts exist inside themselves only, since they are in my office and Less