by Jacob Konkolics LPC | Dec 7, 2023 | Dear Therapist, Blogs
Learn to be grateful for the many blessings in your life and have humility in knowing that those blessings can be lost. Thus requiring intentional efforts to foster and take care of such blessings. Over Thanksgiving, I had a great and insightful conversation with my...
by Jacob Konkolics LPC | Nov 17, 2023 | Dear Therapist, Blogs
You will experience suffering and distress in your personal life, that is a fact. Don’t choose to fall into the idea that as a therapist you are supposed to have a perfect life. You will have hard, personal days and still have to go to work. Learn to surrender and...
by Jacob Konkolics LPC | Nov 3, 2023 | Dear Therapist, Blogs
I’m sitting here contemplating my day. The sorrow and pain we get to witness as counselors…some days are harder than others. Today was one of those hard days. Much can be said about the suffering our clients go through and much more can be analyzed by what it means to...
by Jacob Konkolics LPC | Oct 20, 2023 | Dear Therapist, Blogs
Reinforce and celebrate with your client’s ability to enact their sense of agency for themselves, and in particular their agency with you in therapy. What do I mean by agency? What I mean is this; the power and ability to choose for oneself, to advocate and decide a...
by Jacob Konkolics LPC | Oct 6, 2023 | Dear Therapist, Blogs
Who do you see in front of you? I encourage you to frequently ask this question when you meet with each of your clients. This reflection will assist you in seeing past your client’s brokenness and problems. This contemplation of the person sitting before you allows...
by Jacob Konkolics LPC | Sep 22, 2023 | Dear Therapist, Blogs
Learn to celebrate victories with your client. Whether it’s small and something seemingly unimportant or when they overcome a huge obstacle and it becomes life-changing. Positive reinforcement encourages children and adults to continue or repeat a behavior over a...
