Definitions for Therapy

Definitions

Acceptance / coming to terms with the realization of a fact or truth
Adapt / to change something to suit different conditions or a changed purpose
Agency / the capacity human beings have to choose and to exercise their wills in regulating their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Attitude / a personal view or general feeling about something
Choice / a decision to privilege one thing above another
Codependency / is an issue of over-investment into someone or something.  It is a relationship in which we stay too long while giving away too much of ourselves and our resources all in an attempt to control, rescue, or change someone or something [www.hollikenley.com]
Congruent / the inside experience matches the outside expressions
Cope / to deal successfully with a difficult problem or situation
Delusion / a persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence [a stronghold]
Denial / a refusal to face unpleasant facts and deal with serious problems
Forgive / to excuse somebody for a mistake, misunderstanding, or wrongdoing 
Hope / a confident feeling that something desirable is possible
Obstacle / somebody or something that hinders progress
Progress / positive change
Prevail / to prove to be stronger and in the position of greater power
Reconciliation / to restore a friendly relationship between conflicting people
Resilience / the ability to recover from setbacks   Resistant / an unwillingness to change
Responsible / answerable for one's actions
Restitution / compensation for a loss, damage, or injury
Saboteur / somebody who hinders efforts and achievement 
Significance / the meaning something holds
Strategy / a carefully devised plan of action to achieve a goal
Trajectory / the path made through space under the action of given forces such as thrust, wind, and gravity
Thwart / to prevent somebody or somebody's plan from being successful
Validate / to declare firmly the positive attributes a person possesses 
Voice / the right to state one's feelings, thoughts, and opinions

Handout by L. Mehnert LMFT