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challenge
challenge In counselling, to challenge means to help a person question unhelpful thoughts and behaviors so they can change them in ways that improve anxious or depressed feelings.
In counselling, to challenge means to help a person question unhelpful thoughts and behaviors so they can change them in ways that improve anxious or depressed feelings. It involves examining negative ways of thinking and replacing them with more helpful ones.