Novice Counselor's blog

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is especially useful in treating Chinese clients. It is frequently noted that Chinese people favor treatment that is directive, structured, and short-term, as this conforms to the expectations of professionals as authoritative experts. CBT is an evidence-based, explicit, structured, and problem focused short-term psychotherapy. The principles and practice of CBT appear [...]

According to David & Okazaki, (2006), colonial mentality is a construct that is central to the understanding of the psychology of contemporary Filipino Americans. Recent health statistics show that Filipino American adolescents have one of the highest rates of suicide ideations and attempts in the country (President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, [...]

Jake is a depressed client. An existential therapist would try to understand Jake’s world while fostering an interpersonal relationship between Jake and himself. The existential therapist believes that conflict arises as the persons tries to resolve confrontations with the givens of the human condition which are death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness (Bauman & Waldo, 1998). [...]