Free Report: 3 Assessment Tools for Therapists
Does Your Client Buy Compulsively? No? Are You Sure?
Our clients come to therapy for all sorts of reasons. Their presenting issues may be depression, anxiety, or relationship struggles. But just as most couples don’t offer sex as a focus area in marriage counseling until they’re asked, spending and money issues are another area often cloaked by shame. The stress caused by this problem is pervasive. The results of being financially out of control—of living beyond one’s means—can and do exacerbate many emotional issues. There are a number of simple ways to determine whether your client is shopping or buying compulsively enough to warrant making it a focus of treatment. Dr. April Benson has provided this free, targeted guide for therapists “Is Your Client a Compulsive Buyer? 3 Assessment Tools for Therapists.”
Carrie Rattle is a Principal at BehavioralCents.com, a website for women focused on mind and money behaviors. She has worked in the financial services industry for 20+ years and hopes to inspire women to better prepare themselves for financial independence.