Category: Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring
The Good Therapy Blog
August 18th, 2011 |
You’ve sat comfortably on your therapist’s couch for six months talking about everything under the sun; how you prefer to do your laundry, how nothing is ever good enough for your spouse, how irritating your mother is when she compares you to your older sister, how traffic makes you crazy. You feel comforted, your feelings validated, your motivation lifted. You walk out of there, pensive yet energetic, ready to face any challenge. ... Read More
August 16th, 2011 |
There are many treatment options designed to help alleviate symptoms of trauma in children, but very few focus on rebuilding the important relationship between traumatized children and their caregivers. “Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), originally developed for families of children with disruptive behavior disorders, has shown potential to fill this gap... Read More
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August 13th, 2011 |
According to a new study, manual guided treatment actually enhances the therapist-client alliance initially, but has no advantageous impact on therapeutic outcome over time. David A. Langer of the University of California, Los Angeles, Bryce D. McLeod of Virginia Commonwealth University and John R. Weisz of Harvard University and Judge Baker Children’s Center, collaborated on a study in order to dispel the growing concern that treatment manuals that guide... Read More
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August 6th, 2011 |
A new study, aimed at identifying the most effective treatment protocol for adolescent anxiety, was recently conducted comparing clinic-based cognitive-behavioral therapy and online anxiety treatment. Researchers from Griffith University and the University of Queensland, in Queensland, Australia and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, enrolled 115 adolescents who had been diagnosed as being clinically anxious,... Read More
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August 1st, 2011 |
You are in a relationship, but sometimes you feel something in the pit of your stomach that reminds you that you are not happy. You love your partner with all your heart, yet you feel as if you are missing something better. You wonder if something out there just might be more fulfilling, and you begin to think maybe you are just settling for what you have. You live with this feeling and you try not to think about it. You make new friends, go back... Read More
July 28th, 2011 |
Depression seems to be more apparent than it may have ever been. I do not have exact statistics with ages, gender, socioeconomic status and how depression has changed, but I do not think that it is necessary to go into that right now. At a time in any one person’s life, a person may or can experience depression. The severity of depression may be based on a number of factors such as: genetics, learned behavior patterns, environmental, family issues, individual... Read More
July 27th, 2011 |
It’s a classic. Of all the themes in the history of relational strife, the I’m Right, You’re Wrong story is by far the most common. And like many things common, we often take it for granted or overlook the magnitude of its influence. When couples enter into therapy together, it may be a hidden goal for each of them to convince their therapist that they are right and the other is wrong. They demonstrate this in many ways, either subtly or in more painfully blatant... Read More
July 18th, 2011 |
Being pessimistic does not always lead someone to psychotherapy. But according to a new study conducted by a group of Finnish researchers, dips in optimism are linked to an increase in people seeking psychotherapy treatment for depressive symptoms. Personality is also a contributing factor for someone to determine whether or not to seek treatment through psychotherapy.... Read More
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June 30th, 2011 |
If our children are experiencing anxiety, beginning to panic, to feel so sick they refuse school or activities we want to help them. Nevertheless, how can we help a child when they are so anxious all they can seem to think about is the stressor that is provoking their anxiety? As a parent, you do not want to make the situation worse. There are solutions to help children the following ideas can be used together or separately and with repeated practice, children can learn to decrease... Read More
June 24th, 2011 |
As we prepare to celebrate our country’s upcoming Independence Day, it seems appropriate to speak about a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy, neurofeedback, which is currently being used to treat veterans who have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)1.
What is Neurofeedback?
Neurofeedback, also referred to as EEG biofeedback, provides information about the brain’s electrical activity via a computer program. This technique enables a clinician... Read More
June 23rd, 2011 |
Group therapy can be the most nurturing and also the most challenging form of therapy. It is highly effective. While it doesn’t replace individual therapy, it can be a great adjunct and a final step in the healing process.
Group therapy is very relevant for survivors of childhood abuse and in fact for any traumatized individual. Isolation and separation from communal support is a primary characteristic of trauma, and that is exactly what group therapy... Read More
June 14th, 2011 |
According to a new study, people judge the quality of their therapists by the appearance of their office. Jack Nasar, professor of city and regional planning at Ohio State University, and co-author of the study, said, “People seem to agree on what the office of a good therapist would look like and, especially, what it wouldn’t look like. Whether it is through cultural learning or something else, people think they can judge therapists just based on their environment.” The participants were asked to rate a therapist’s ability... Read More
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June 10th, 2011 |
This is the experience in the cluster of possible depression experiences that many people think of when they think of depression. While sadness and crying can be part of any depression, it can be absent as well. It can also be the dominant symptom. The unrelenting sadness experience of depression causes people to feel deeply sad and usually cry often. They don’t get much or any relief from crying, they sometimes still feel this way long after a loss occurred, and sometimes feel sad without having had a loss.
I recently saw a movie called Off the Map in which Sam Elliot brilliantly plays a... Read More
May 25th, 2011 |
Life in the trenches brings with it fears, burdens, and losses. Times of stress and embattlement may inflict wounds to be long left either ignored or haphazardly bandaged. Sometimes in adolescence the severing of openness with parents is a lonely precursor to endless turf battles in a fight for identity. Left unresolved, the gaping irresolution of this singularly critical bond has the power to play itself out in relationships with lovers and coworkers and children throughout the course of life.
Sometimes when new babies bring with them sleepless nights and endless bondage to the inevitable routine... Read More
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