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- What a Life Coach would like Coaches to know about the Addiction-Recovered Population - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Helga MatzkoWhen I suggest to addiction trained and mental health professionals that there may be more for a sober client to attain in life than sobriety through the successful completion of the 12-step program in AA, I receive various responses: 1. Looks of incomprehension; 2. Questioning of my ...
Views: 1096 - Acceptance Versus Change - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Helga MatzkoGestalt Theory states that “Change happens when one becomes who he really is, not when he tries to become what he is not” (Beisser, p. 77, 1970). This principle of change implies that in the process of maturation an individual introjects familial and societal attitudes and beliefs about himself ...
Views: 1534(2 votes) - Synchronicity: Celebrating Non-traditional Addiction Treatments - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Helga MatzkoWho would have thought that my meanderings over “What is Addiction” in my last blog would lead me to an Ezine article by Melanie Solomon, July 11, 2010 and her amazing book AA-Not the Only Way — Your One Stop Resource Guide to 12-Step Alternatives–Second Edition? In it she cites many statistics ...
Views: 1823(2 votes) - What is this thing called Addictions? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Helga MatzkoWhen I began working in the field of addiction 30 years ago, most clients were automatically labeled addicts, (yes, shocking but true) just as most clinicians were either recovered individuals or members of addiction-troubled families. Of course, the field has evolved and what was once held to ...
Views: 1835 - Coaching, Therapy or Gestalt: What determines a Client’s Choice? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Helga MatzkoEver since the profession of coaching has entered the arena of mental health services, the topic regarding which profession is better suited to assist which individuals – coaching or therapy continues. Each branch provides evidence in support for their efficacy and pros and cons have become a ...
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