CounselingToolsThatWork - Clinical Manuals (purchase)

This manual provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for understanding and using over 50 different Neuro-Linguistic Programming technqiues to improve a wide range of problems including: Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Anger, Addictions, Negative self-image, Negative behavior patterns, Emotional over-reactions, Childhood issues, Relationship issues, AND techniques for increasing positive motivation and achieving personal and professional goals. The manual is designed for both non-NLP and NLP practitioners. Most practitioners are aware of NLP but don't have a background or specific training in NLP. Over the last 30 years, NLP techniques have been one of the best kept "secrets" in the field of counseling & coaching. This manual is designed to breakdown NLP concepts and techniques
in a way that allows non-NLP counselors, therapist, coaches, and behavioral health practitioners to
use the power of NLP techniques and integrate them into their own approach and practice.

For practitioners with a background or training in NLP, this manual combines the core skills and processes of the NLP practitioner and master practitioner training manuals into one. Presented in a step-by-step, guided format, the core processes include anchoring , anchor integration, mapping
across, swish for shame, guilt, grief, & negative self-image, fast phobia, reframing six-step reframe, conflict integration, chaining states, new behvaior generator, change personal history, re-imprinting, decision destroyer, resonance pattern, and more. In addition, this manual includes strategies for increasing positive motivation, using Time-Line techniques, and a guide to applying NLP technqiues to anxiety, substance abuse, and depression problems.

This manual provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for using the EXPOSURE procedure to reduce or eliminate generalized anxiety, panic, social anxiety, phobias, PTSD, and OCD. It includes worksheets, informational handouts, and scripts on: (1) How anxiety works, (2) The symptoms and components of six types of anxiety, (3) How to build a graded hierarchy, (4) Using relaxation techniques and abdominal breathing exercises, (4) Identifying anxious cognitions, (6) Developing positive counter-cognitions and mental pictures, and much more.

Exposure therapy is one of the most "evidence-based" techniques in the field of counseling and psychotherapy today. Most counselors, therapists, and behavioral health practitioners are familiar with Exposure therapy, in general, but this manual guides you through a set of specific steps for each type of anxiety problem.

This manual draws together the best experiential counseling activities from Marriage & Family Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and Gestalt (Emotionally Focued) Therapy. The 15 STRUCTURED, EXPERIENTIAL COUNSELING ACTIVITES are presented in a step-by-step, guided fashion and are designed to be used with individuals, couples, or families. The activities for individulas focus on healing past wounds, breaking negative behavior patterns, resolving internal conflicts, and exploring future decisions. The activities for couples and families focus on identifying negative relationship dynamics, expressing needs and wants, shifting power dynamics, and increasing connection and appreciation.

Some of the structured techniques include: Sentence Completion and Family/Relationship Sculpting (marriage & family), Role Reversal/ Perspecitve Shifting and Personal Power Dynamics (cognitive-behavior), Future Projection and Unfinished Business (Gestalt/emotionally focused), Conflict Integration and Chaining Resource States (NLP). All the activities engage clients in an active process that goes beyond simply talking and allows clients to experience emotional and cognitive shifts that have a lasting impact.