Two things need to happen simultaneously:  A therapist needs to work from the inside out and outside in.  From the “inside out” means that it is important to understand “why” we do certain things and to have insights and ephanies.  From the “outside in” means that we need to take those insights and ephanies and bring them into action in the world.  What is the good of insights if we can’t make them work for us?  We might as well be sitting on the couch smoking weed and having an insight! 

In Behavioral Therapy, behavior is changed whether or not the client understands the underpinnings of that behavior.  In Psychotherapy, clients talk, have insights, but are never required to make those insights into real life, into reality. 

Therapists who know what they are doing require both insight and action., i.e., both psychotherapy and behavioral therapy.  A good therapist leads a client to insights and inspirations but holds them accountable for bringing those realizations into action in the real world.  A sharp therapist understands that only by manifesting these changes on the physical plane can a client begin to change the hard-wiring, and thus finally move in a new direction.

In a national competition, Chandra Alexander, MSW, was selected by THE OPRAH MAGAZINE as the Life Coach to deliver a series of coaching sessions to the grand prize winner of their prestigious Toyota Moving Forward contest. She also spent five years on NBC/TV “DAYTIME” giving a weekly “Reality Check”. Chandra has been living and teaching authenticity for the last 30 years and is the founder of Coaching for Authenticity, a place to explore and discover the essence of who you really are