by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jun 3, 2025 | Private Practice, Treatments
It feels generous to offer free therapy — but after years of pro bono work, here’s why it often undermines client progress and burns out the therapist, and what to do instead. If you have been a therapist in private practice, you have likely considered providing...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Apr 14, 2025 | Mental Health, Treatments
A therapist with 16 years of experience puts ChatGPT to the test as a counselor — and finds that while its advice isn’t bad, it misses the one thing real therapy depends on: relationship. With the rise of ChatGPT and the like doing everything from writing papers...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Mar 24, 2025 | Treatments
Grounding is one of the most effective coping skills for anxiety and panic — yet most people use it wrong. Here’s how the 5-4-3-2-1 technique actually works, sense by sense. Original Publication Date: January 24, 2017. Coping skills often get a bad rap. Often,...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Mar 18, 2025 | Treatments
Telling kids they can be anything sounds kind — but it sets them up for crushing disappointment. Children need honesty about their limits, room to fail, and goals grounded in reality. Original Publication Date: April 17, 2017 All good parents want the best for their...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Oct 27, 2014 | Autism, Treatments
Chores can be a daily battle with an autistic child — but a simple system built on choice and control, the Dot Method, can turn the fight into something your child actually opts into. It is often tough for Autistic children and children with Asperger’s to do...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jul 1, 2010 | Treatments
Every therapist eventually faces a crisis session — a suicidal client, a threat, a trauma in real time. Field-tested principles for staying calm, taking charge, and doing right by your client. Chances are, if you are a mental health professional, you have had an...
