Reality Therapy Reflection

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Reality Therapy/Choice Therapy Reflection Paper In the book, “Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy” Gerald Corey suggests that reality therapy/choice therapy emphasizes that most clients struggle with unsatisfying relationships. Corey suggests that in reality therapy/choice therapy “Many client problems are caused by their inability to connect, to get close to others, or to have satisfying or successful relationship with at least one successful relationship with at least one significant relationship in their life” (Corey, 2014, p. 313). Thus, Corey is suggesting therapists that utilize reality therapy/choice therapy focus on guiding clients to satisfying relationships. Furthermore, reality therapy/choice therapy suggests that …show more content…

If I was the person that I wished I was, I would be more outgoing, more sure of myself, I would not allow others’ opinions define who I am. If I was living the life I want to live I would not struggle with trusting people, I would allow people to be close to me without a fear of them leaving or hurting me. Therefore, I believe that I stop myself from making changes I would like. As a child and early teen I witnessed many deaths, seeing people leave the world entirely too early. As a teenager, I became best friends with a person who moved out of state and eventually stopped talking to me. Although I know in my head it is irrational, I have a distinct fear that if I allow other people to be close to me they will eventually move on and quite speaking to me, therefore, I myself am what enables me from making …show more content…

Although I appreciate the emphasis on relationships, and the here and now, it is in my opinion that this model of therapy would not successfully aid clients who struggle with catastrophic situations that occurred early in their lives. Regardless, I believe that focusing on goal-driven therapy would likely be successful for the majority of clientele. Therefore, I believe that there are certain aspects of this theory of counseling that would be beneficial to employ in my own counseling theory, nevertheless, I would unlikely adhere entirely to reality therapy/choice therapy for my personal counseling theory

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