By Lauren Rebman LMFTA As I continue to grow professionally (and personally) in my private practice, I have come to realize that a vast majority of my younger clients are struggling with a lack of emotional management skills. Their struggle to understand how to express their emotions and thoughts appropriately greatly effects their behaviors and […]
Read the rest of this entry »What Are You Thinking About?
One of the first Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) interventions I happened upon as I began my studies was a simple, yet powerful exercise by Dr. David Burns called the Stick Figure Technique. (For more information, you can reference his book, “Ten Days to Self-Esteem”). The purpose of this exercise is to assist individuals in restructuring […]
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Hello! My name is Lauren Rodenbeck (Rebman). I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate at Adventures In Learning. It is a pleasure to be a part of such a wonderful family business, and I’m thrilled with the new opportunity to share my professional thoughts and stories on this blog! For my first entry, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Critical Thinking: Why ask why?
I remember when our daughter was around 3 or 4 years old and it seemed like 90% of her vocabulary consisted of the word “why.” Everything generated a question and there was not an aswer that would satisfy her curiosity. At that age, children are learning about cause and effect and the process of questioning […]
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