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No matter how eager you are to change your ways, there will come a point in therapy when you think, “This sucks. Dante forgot to include ‘Therapy’ as the tenth layer of hell.” It’s hard work. Maybe you had a panic...
Therapy is often considered a mysterious process, leaving many people unsure about what it actually is and how to make significant progress while in treatment. At its core, therapy is both a relationship and a process....
Finding a therapist was one of the best decisions of my life. At the time, I had been struggling with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (although I didn’t know that’s what I was experiencing), an eating...
“I’m sorry for what you have been through.” This is the very first thing my therapist said to me. Before we talked about working together. Before she explained how therapy could help. Before she offered any advice. I...
Therapy can be a mysterious process. There’s still a lot of stigma attached to the idea of seeking out a licensed therapist to help improve your mental health. This leaves many people confused about its benefits and...
Updated 8/10/2021 We all know romantic relationships are hard work. Like cars, they require regular maintenance to keep them running well. If there is a problem, it’s best to have it repaired right away to avoid further...
To fully understand psychotherapy and counseling, it can be helpful to explore its past, present, and future. This timeline will give you a richer understanding of what counseling is and how it evolved. Before Freud and...
Published on: 26 Sep 2020 Updated on 12/9/2021 When many of us think of therapy , we think of sitting on a therapist’s couch, pouring our heart out, digging deep into our past, and trying to understand our motivations...
Updated on 12/28/2021 Many forms of therapy ask you to look deeply inward, to explore your past, and understand your impulses. Implicit in this model is the idea that personal introspection can help forge a path toward...
Updated on 3/24/2022 Somatic counseling, also known as somatic experiencing therapy, is a type of therapy that helps treat post-traumatic stress and effects from other mental health conditions. This type of therapy...
Updated 3/7/2022 Humanistic therapy rests on the belief that every human is born with unique potential that, with the right nurturing, can be fully realized. This field of psychology strives to foster the potential in...
Updated on 4/13/2022 Emotion-focused therapy (EFT therapy) is a type of evidence-based psychotherapy that focuses on adult relationships and how they follow patterns and cycles. While this therapeutic approach is...