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If psychotherapy's not about venting or life coaching, what makes it work?
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View Article3 Ways Group Therapy is Better Than Individual Therapy
Group therapy is the best choice for social issues. Here's why.
View ArticleTherapy for Borderline Personality: Why It Takes So Long
Understandable mistrust of the therapist, along with fear, shame and complex interactions with family members, make psychotherapy with BPD patients very complicated.
View ArticleWhat Would You Rather Tell a Robot Than a Human?
Why might a robot be a better therapist? Research suggests we may prefer to talk to robots about our negative feelings.
View Article4 Ways Culture Impacts Acceptance of Mental Health Problems
Four cultural factors that impact the process of acceptance of a mental health problem.
View ArticleBecoming a Patient
Ever wonder why physicians delay going for help for themselves? Here are some answers.
View ArticleIs Mindfulness Just Hype?
Depending on the news source, you may have read that mindfulness is a miraculous life-changer, a harmful Pandora's box, or an utter sham. So which is it?
View ArticleOrienting the Incoming Class: How I Introduce Myself
Orient trainees by displaying clinical values.
View ArticleNon-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Relieve Migraines
In 2002, doctors first noticed that implanted vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) devices relieved migraines. Now, a new hand-held VNS device shows promise for headache sufferers.
View ArticleBack to School: Therapists Design for Life
In the hands of clinical psychologists, Design Psychology can be a “design therapy” that (like art therapy) helps clients move more healthily along their life-journey.
View ArticlePsychodynamic Running
A new running meditation and how it works holistically, engaging both mind and body.
View ArticleHow Long Should Psychotherapy Last?
A good psychotherapist won’t try to push clients to go faster than they can. To do so can feel threatening and, paradoxically, lead a client to become more entrenched.
View ArticleSorry, Your Therapist Can’t Be Your Friend
Your therapist cannot and should not be your friend. Here's why.
View ArticleThe Salvation of Psychiatry
Psychiatry should be grounded in that quest for truth. It has, however, lost its way.The Psychotherapy of Character is precisely this unified field theory for psychiatry
View ArticleI Tried Direct Neurofeedback and the Results Surprised Me
Recently, Grant Rudolph, Clinical Director at Echo Rock Neurotherapy, invited me to try his Direct Neurofeedback techniques.
View Article“Dad, I Think I Have ADHD”
The accurate diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of ADHD are critical because ADHD, if left untreated, can lead to poor school performance, driving mishaps, and substance abuse.
View ArticleHooked on Disappointment
Daring to break an unhealthy relationship cycle takes hard work and courage, but it can lead to a future of genuine love.
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