As a Licensed Professional Counselor My background includes experience as a clinician
in mental health facilities as well as in the corrections system. I specialize in collaborating with
individuals diagnosed with special needs, Schizophrenia, Bi-polar Disorder, Depression
Substance Abuse and LBGT. I chose to attend Breyer State Theology University, my goals are to
provide meaning and healing through mind, body, and spirit. I am an effective communicator. I
have a kind spirit and a good sense of humor.
I believe that everyone can lead a meaningful life, that all people are entitled to and can
achieve happiness, and that all people have the potential to improve themselves and to better
their lives. As qualitative researchers we share the fundamental aim of attending to the
experience of living. As a scholarly student in the study of Psychology in Grief Counseling at
Breyer State Theology University my goal is to serve in the process of understanding how life is.
As students we need to know about the fundamental processes of life, the process of changing
how we relate and are affected by our environments, and how we live in relationships. As a
student in the Doctoral of Psychology in Grief Counseling program at Breyer State Theology
University we must be able to communicate to others how life is and how it works. Our primary
challenge is how to be observant of life as we encounter it.
As a Clinician and upcoming scholar practitioner I feel I can identify more with
Cognitive psychology that studies mental processes including how people think, perceive,
remember, and learn. Part of the larger field of cognitive science, this kind of psychology is
related to other disciplines including neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics. The core focus of
cognitive psychology is on how people acquire, process and store information. There are
several practical applications for cognitive research, such as ways to improve memory, how to
increase decision-making accuracy, and how to structure educational curriculum to enhance
learning.
Cognitive psychology is an area in psychology that investigates the internal mental
processes of a individuals thoughts such as a visual processing, memory, and problem solving.
The relationship between therapist and patient provides the context within which cognitive-
behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions occur and is itself a critical aspect of treatment. This
article in Practice Innovations (Vol. 4, No. 2) provides guidelines to help practitioners develop
effective therapeutic relationships and overcome challenges.
It offers recommendations about common elements of effective relationships, such as
expressed empathy and active listening, as well as more specific elements, such as collaboration,
empiricism, and Socratic dialogue. In addition, the article offers suggestions for adapting CBT-
specific practices to a patient’s unique presentation. These tips cover challenges related to
sticking to a session agenda, maintaining session focus, managing session interventions
(homework), incorporating patients’ cultural beliefs and preferences, addressing relationship
ruptures, effectively ending sessions, and concluding the therapy relationship.
The therapeutic relationship in cognitive-behavioral therapy is described as a patient’s.
insights coupled with the therapist’s response. Research of therapy process and outcome research
suggest that the therapeutic relationship strongly influences treatment results, and that
interpersonal factors and technical applications interact in forming an effective alliance.