Everyone has limiting beliefs about something in their lives. We all have something we would like to change.
Walking a mile in the shoes of our clients is key to understanding how to help them. Nobody cares how much we know until they know how much we care about them.
We can empathize with clients as we consider the issues that bother us. As a construct, imagine that you do not have alcohol and other drug problems, AOD, or criminal thinking and conduct issues, CTC. That you don’t have mental health problems, MH.
Many of our clients are dealing with each of these issues. Imagine the number of their limiting beliefs. I have a collection of limiting beliefs given to me by clients. It’s lengthy and interesting.
What are some of the limiting beliefs issues that can stop addicton professionals, mental health counselors, and therapists from doing their jobs the best way possible?
How does this limiting beliefs list look to you:
1. Imposter Syndrome
2. Fear of making mistakes
3. Personal bias and judgements
4. Overidentifying with clients
5. Self-doubt in therapeutic approach
This is why Belief Eye Movement Therapy, BEMT, is so important. It drills down on the issues; the limiting beliefs, and the solution, the empowering beliefs needed to replace the problem, irrational thinking and beliefs.
It is a brief, client centered, solution focused approach.
BEMT can be utilized as a self-care tool for counselors and therapists as well as a way to help clients.
The CBT map image below is from Drug Court Treatment: The Verdict. Amazon.com. “Belief Eye Movement Therapy”, is an e-book and can be found on Amazon.com too.