Most People Want to Be Happy But Often Do Not Know How to Be in that State.
True happiness comes from having at least one significant relationship in your life that is the way you want it to be. This could be with a significant other or with a parent, a friend or even a co-worker. When our relationships are out of sync. our happiness scale is out of balance.
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- Do you or someone you know struggle with feeling happy?
- Do you have some high quality relationships in your life or do your relationships tend to drain you more than feed you?
Sometimes our relationships can suck the life right out of us and we wonder why we are unhappy. Sometimes we turn to pleasure seeking behaviors thinking those will help us be happy.
- Do you know people like this?
What is Reality Therapy?
Reality Therapy was developed by Dr. William Glasser as a method of helping people take more effective control of their life. It was based on the concepts of control theory and in more recent years Choice Theory. Choice Theory is an explantation of how people function.
Choice theory explains that in addition to our need to survive, we have four psychological needs for belonging. power, fun and freedom. These psychological needs are as important as the physical need and people who do not know how to meet them effectively experience varying degrees of pain and frustration and tend to become even less effective in all areas of their life.
Reality Therapy is a communication process with two major components: the counselling, coaching, helping environment and specific procedures that lead to changes in behaviour. Both components are essential and the art of helping is to weave them together in ways that lead a person to evaluate behaviours and decide to try more effective ones that in turn give new direction to life.
When people are not happy, feel out of control, out of place or unsuccessful, they tend to look for reasons outside of themselves. They may blame their past, their spouse, their parents, their job or society at large. This external focus helps them avoid taking responsibility for the situation they are in and for what they do about it. Reality Therapy (counselling, coaching , helping with Choice Theory) is designed to help people learn better ways to fulfill their needs.
Choice Theory is a Powerful Life-Changing Tool.
It's language has become a part of me and brings shared awareness to my family and friends, clients, group participants, and work peers alike. Once we acknowledge the power of choice, that we own it, and that the impact of benefits and consequences alike are ours, we become not only empowered but also released from limiting beliefs and false boundaries.
I Have Been Blessed to Work with Maureen for Several Months, as My Personal Coach.
She has skillfully facilitated my personal growth by asking the kinds of questions that require me to dig deep and get to the root of my beliefs, which sometimes hold me back! She provides very perceptive insights, and leads me through a process that drives me to more clearly define my wants, needs, and desires, along with actions I am committed to taking to move myself closer to the vision I hold for my future. I look forward to continuing this journey with Maureen, and highly recommend her as a teacher and coach. If you have the opportunity to work with her, do not hesitate for a second -- just say YES!
I Have Been Blessed to Work with Maureen for Several Months, as My Personal Coach.
Maureen is an outstanding faculty member of the William Glasser Institute! She has expertise in so many areas of the helping professions her contributions to the well-being and happiness of countless people of all ages is truly commendable. If only they could clone Maureen the world would be such a better place!
I Known Very Few People with Such Integrity and Consistency.
I have known Maureen as a counsellor for almost 20 years. She has been teaching and guiding people in making choices for as long as I can remember with a professionalism and knowledge that is admired by other counselors in the city, including myself. When we host our own team building programs at La Teraz, even though I have training in the field and followed her courses in Choice Theory, I call her and her partner to facilitate the group's segment on Choice Theory. When I need to get honest and reliable feedback, she is one of the primary people I consult in my own business to get the right questions asked to help me make my own choices to reach my ideal world in business. I not only accept to offer a recommendation I am honoured to refer her as one of the best in her field. Less
I Known Very Few People with Such Integrity and Consistency.
Maureen is a true expert in Choice Theory. She finds a way to apply relevant, practical applications of the theory into real life. Through coaching, Maureen invests a lot of time with her clients, making sure we consider all options. She is an excellent compassionate guide in this journey called life.
I Very Much Agree that C.T. is of the Utmost Benefit to Just About Anyone.
This training is especially good for Counsellors, Business Owners, and Sales People. I believe it so beneficial that I went for the full certification last year. Maureen is an excellent trainer, and I benefited so much with her support, not only in certification, but in all the previous years of knowing this amazing coach. Wishing everyone the best experience in choosing to open this new door to understanding human behavior and choices
Much Can Be Learned From Maureen Craig McIntosh!
This training is especially good for Counsellors,
Maureen is a warm person who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of the people she works with. She is very knowledgeable in her field. Maureen thank you so much for a great and "ah ha" filled training, you are a great instructor and such an inspiration. The reason I took this course is because of someone who you taught in the past, which i think says a lot. I felt so comfortable, and your enthusiasm and passion made me want to pay attention to every word. I so look forward to continuing this journey!
The ability to change my thinking enriches my life each day.
I thank you for all the opportunities and support you have given me over the many years of our friendship. My relationship with you and Choice Theory has constantly guided and directed my life in a positive direction. It helped me survive during the days of my deepest grief. You love your life and all those you have helped love you!
Choice Theory Helped Identify and Manage My Insecurities.
In my mid-30s, I made a life-changing decision to return to university. I sold my house and my car and moved to another country with my partner. It was all in pursuit of a dream career as a university professor. The problem? It made me miserable. Back in Canada for a few months, I sought out Maureen’s counsel. The decision was difficult for me: spend another two years studying something I disliked in a foreign country, but get closer to my dream job, or stop studying and pursue an alternate career path. Maureen never pressured, never judged. I found her to be a trustworthy, friendly voice of reason in a difficult, trying time. I stopped my university studies, and a month later accepted an extremely fulfilling job as a college instructor and department head. I have the job I would have wanted, even if I had finished my degree. I feel happy, challenged and fulfilled. My personal relationships have also benefited from my certainty of choice and confidence. Maureen helped me find my way, and I am grateful for her wise counsel.
