Her store started a process of instruction, teaching clients about the modern fashion culture and encouraging them to try new experiences.
Cognitive restructuring involves teaching clients to be more aware of their negative thoughts, to evaluate evidence of the extent to which their thoughts are accurate, and to replace unrealistic thoughts with more-balanced interpretations, predictions, and assumptions.
Problem-solving training involves teaching clients a structured, systematic method of solving problems that arise, as an alternative to solving problems impulsively, focusing on the wrong problems, or avoiding dealing with problems altogether (e.g., procrastination).
Along with other like-minded therapists, he turned instead to the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, teaching clients that it was their beliefs about the world, not events themselves, that distressed them.
The second phase is preparation, which includes teaching clients a range of emotional state change techniques so that when memory processing begins they can control the feelings that may emerge during sessions, and allow them to return to "neutral" if they desire.
The more difficult cases might also need drug addiction treatment, or something Harrison describes as "basic skills", which encompasses everything from teaching clients how to work out what change they need to get back during a shopping transaction to calculating a council tax payment.
