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Conversion therapy, occasionally referred to as aversion therapy or reparative or restorative therapy, is the process of attempting to alter the sexual orientation of nonheterosexual people. ... Read More

Anger in its various forms, shapes, and guises is a doozy of an emotion. Few of us would count anger as a preferred, let alone favored, emotion. Yet for survivors of trauma, it is a well-known ... Read More

Love is one of the most elemental of emotions. It is a building block of some of our deepest relationships and a component in many of our happiest days. Yet the ability to freely give and ... Read More

As a companion piece to the 50 Warning Signs of Questionable Therapy article, it’s important to understand there are many signs of good therapy as well. After all, good therapy has ... Read More

Spring, for many, means new life. However, for 15% of the population, springtime is a trigger for sadness, a reminder that its symbolic fertility does not apply for this subset of folks. ... Read More

The February 2011 sexual assault of CBS news reporter Lara Logan during her coverage of the Egyptian uprising is a stark reminder that any woman is vulnerable to assault, regardless of ... Read More

What do you do when you’re feeling anxious, depressed, or stressed out? How do you treat yourself? Are you able to be compassionate toward your own emotional pain, or do you engage in ... Read More

When parents divorce, it begins a series of events that require thoughtful and considered decisions about their children’s future.  It soon becomes starkly evident how many decisions ... Read More

“Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.” —Buddhist proverb One morning when I was trying to leave a meditation group, I became agitated because others were “making me late” ... Read More

I spoke to a friend the other day who, like many others, has been hit hard by the economic downturn. In spite of health problems and the great difficulties he is undergoing, he so badly ... Read More

We named our organization GoodTherapy.org for a handful of reasons. First among them, good therapy is what most therapists are striving to provide. Regardless of orientation, nearly all ... Read More

The items listed below are significant red flags and important information for anyone in therapy or considering therapy. If any of the following red flags appear during the course of your ... Read More