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My Treatment Philosophy
Give a man a fish, he eats for
a day... Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime!
I contract with a limited number of clients who want to change.
I work as a "Make for Change Coach"
I try what has worked for others, and if that doesn't work, we try
harder and look for new things and try them out. I am not a believer
that one method will work for everyone and I am not inflexibly committed
to any particular techniques or theory. What works, works.
Looking back over the past 21 years in my private practice,
approximately:
 10% of my clients successfully
complete all components of treatment.
30% of my clients make
substantial change in the primary and secondary problem areas.
50% of my clients make
substantial changes and feel substantially better but quit maintaining
contact between us before I believe they should.
75% of my of my inquiries quit
treatment too soon.
70% of the people who contact
me have a one-time-only "Treatment Assessment and Planning Consultation"
- face to face or tele-consultation.
5% are discharged by me for
lack of motivation or other reasons.
Over all, the vast majority of people who have come to me have sustained
a substantial change or significant improvement - for at least six
months. Unfortunately, I haven't done formal longer term follow-ups and
therefore I can't make any additional claims. However, I do get some
very nice letters from old clients once in a while.
I believe giving up a destructive habit can be accomplished successfully
in two ways -- one way is by substituting an alternative dependency. The
second way is by learning how to rely on one's own inner skills. Only by
having the skills within yourself can you have true self-confidence.
Depending on something outside of yourself, even if it is a
non-destructive dependency, can only lead to a lifetime of fears,
self-doubt and insecurities.
People can learn to have confidence in their own abilities ...to trust
their own judgment and to trust that they will consistently act in their
own best interests. I believe that only people who learn how to manage
their lives are empowered to enjoy the responsibility of their own
existence. So...Take Control, Now ! |
