A Cultural Necessity: The APA's New Multicultural Guidelines
New multicultural guidelines for the APA.
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Can technology alleviate the leading cause of death among indigenous peoples?
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All the good stuff has already been covered (or so it seems). Where should you go from here? What should you talk about in therapy? Awkward.
View ArticleThe Impact of Compassion-Focused Self-Help on Well-Being
Research on using guided self-help to deliver Compassion-Focused Therapy shows it is effective and useful as a home-based, structured approach.
View ArticleArt Therapy and Digital Technology: Digital Art Therapy
Digital art therapy is a relative newcomer to the field of art therapy that includes digital communication, devices, apps and social networking; here is a brief introduction.
View ArticleHow to Recommend Therapy
Therapy can be incredibly helpful. Unfortunately, we're still in a time where recommending it can seem like an insult. Here's one gentle approach.
View ArticleHow Therapy Works: What it Means to ‘Process an Issue’
People often are advised to go to therapy to “process” some issue. But what does “processing an issue” actually mean?
View ArticleDo Therapy Dogs Suffer from Stress When They Are Working?
Worries that therapy dogs get stressed during treatment and intervention sessions appear to be unfounded.
View ArticleYou Don’t Really Want to Get Better
Of course psychotherapy clients want relief from their symptoms. Yet, they are reluctant to change the defenses that would allow them to overcome their psychological maladies.
View ArticleDiscrimination: Is it Me or is it Them?
It is common to blame yourself for discrimination. But discrimination is not your fault.
View ArticleLet's Wait Until After the Holidays
Rather than ruin the holidays for everyone, did you put off divorce until after New Year's? Before calling your attorney, read about a holiday gift that keeps on giving.
View ArticleAttachment Style, Adult Well-Being and Childhood Trauma
Research spanning decades looks at how maltreatment plays out in adulthood.
View ArticleWhy Myths Still Matter: The Twelve Labors of Hercules Part 5
What psychological lessons can we learn from mythology?
View ArticleHow and Why to Diagnose Psychopathic Narcissism
When are mental disorders defined and diagnosed by the suffering inflicted on others?
View ArticleWorking Toward Psychological Health
When working with individuals with an overcontrolled personality style and treatment resistant disorders and/or chronic loneliness, it can be difficult to prioritize goals.
View ArticleAlleviate Divorce Pain By Avoiding These 7 Common Mistakes
Divorce can leave scars on families that get passed from generation to generation.
View ArticleThe Naked and the Nude
A lecturer shows a slide at a conference, a self-portrait as DaVinci's Vitruvian Man, with the genitals removed. He discusses the implications of revealing and concealing the self.
View ArticleHow to Make a Relationship Last Forever
With the rate of divorce hovering around 50 percent, people often ask how they can make a relationship last forever? These are my top three tips.
View ArticleA Matter of Degrees
Do all psychologists have training in therapy? What degrees do psychologists have?
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