Error #5: Failure to Set the Agenda
* ©2013 by David D. Burns, MD Do not copy, publish or reproduce without the written permission of Dr. Burns. In this blog I will focus on the biggest therapist error of all, by far—the failure to set the agenda. This may come as a surprise to therapists who think they...Error #4: Reverse Relationship Hypnosis
* ©2012 by David D. Burns, MD Do not copy, publish or reproduce without the written permission of Dr. Burns. When a patient complains of relationship problems—such as a troubled marriage or a conflicted relationship with a family member, colleague, neighbor, or...Error #3: Reverse Anxiety Hypnosis
* ©2012 by David D. Burns, MD Do not copy, publish or reproduce without the written permission of Dr. Burns. In my last blog, I discussed something I call “Reverse Depressive Hypnosis.” That’s where the patient inadvertently “hypnotizes” the therapist into believing...Error #2: Reverse Depression Hypnosis
* ©2012 by David D. Burns, MD Do not copy, publish or reproduce without the written permission of Dr. Burns. Last time we discussed the consequences of therapists’ failure to measure changes in symptoms as well as the quality of the alliance at every session. Today,...