Not All Exposures Are Created Equally
Values-driven exposures with therapists have higher rates of success with clients.
View ArticleMy Mother Loved Me, When I Was Perfect
How a mild-mannered teacher beloved by all can still prove an unwitting tyrant to her daughter.
View ArticleUnified Psychotherapy: An Introduction and Overview
Unified psychotherapy is a new vision for organizing the field. This post provides an overview of its key elements.
View ArticlePreventing Evil Deeds
How can mental health professionals better prevent violent behavior in disturbed (i.e., angry) individuals?
View ArticleA Critique of the PTSD Guidelines
A critique of the PTSD Treatment Guidelines and some recommendations for moving forward.
View Article5 Ways to Turn Neuroticism to Your Advantage
Neuroticism is a double-edged sword. Recent research suggests what specific areas we need to target to capitalize on positive aspects of this remarkable personality trait.
View ArticleThe Secret Key to Personal Growth
It's possible to make just about any change in your life with sufficient effort. But permanent changes all have one thing in common, and it's way more subtle.
View ArticleDrugs That Boost Mood: Do You Even Have a Mood Disorder?
Why do mental health professionals disagree so strongly over the issue of antidepressant effectiveness? What is their disagreement about?
View ArticleWhy Can't I Get Over My Painful Childhood?
Our childhood experiences can continue to affect us even decades later. Find out what the latest research says about the enduring effects of early adversity.
View ArticleHow Authenticity Enhances Health Outcomes
Research shows that authenticity acts as a buffer to the negative impacts associated with loneliness.
View ArticleListen to Your Inner Voice of Wisdom
It is all too easy in the rush of everyday life not to give ourselves the time, solitude and stillness to pay attention to what is genuinely going on inside ourselves.
View ArticlePsychoanalysis Gets to the Root of the Problem
Do you keep repeating the same patterns? Have you tried therapy? Perhaps you need a deeper form of talk therapy.
View ArticleFor the Best Sleep, Less Time in Bed Can Be More
Tired of lying awake in bed? Find out how to schedule your time in bed to optimize sleep quality.
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 ArticleNo Therapy Please, We're Young!
Young people never go to therapy because they want to change. They go hoping to stay the same but hoping - secretly - that someone will understand why they don't want to change.
View ArticleWhy I Decided to Strike
Therapists need to reflect on the role of power in society, and the tensions between individual freedom and social responsibility.
View ArticleStephen Colbert Goes to Art Therapy
Stephen Colbert attends an "art therapy session," sketches his feelings and lampoons the field on the venerable The Late Show.
View ArticleIf It's Been a Tough Year
So, this year hasn’t been so good to you thus far. You have more issues than you can shake a stick at. Life isn’t horrible. It’s just not what you want it to be.
View ArticleWriting for Healing
Your writing, whether in your journal, personal essays, letters, memorial writing or expressive writing, can help you heal. Research supports expressive writing for healing.
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