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How Parents Can Support a Child’s Mental Health
As a society, we are starting to pay more attention to the mental health of our children. According to a recent study, anxiety is more prevalent for children today than ever before, with ... Read More
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When You Feel Stuck, Try This
It can be an awful feeling to feel stuck. You may feel like you can’t forge ahead, or you might not know how to move forward. When you feel stuck, it may seem that others have their lives ... Read More
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The Relationship Between Addiction and PTSD in Combat Veterans
Serving your country can mean giving your life. This is the role of many soldiers all over the world. To serve means to put your life on the line; meanwhile, survivors may have to deal ... Read More
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GoodTherapy Participates in 2019 Out of the Darkness Walk
On a brisk October Saturday morning at Marathon Park in Olympia, Washington, GoodTherapy team members participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) annual Out ... Read More
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The Essence of Contentment: How Acceptance Promotes Happiness
You may have often heard that contentment is the key to happiness. You might have even been told many times to be content with what you have. But have you ever wondered what contentment ... Read More
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Using Family Systems Theory to Explain Parental Alienation
Attachment-based parental alienation is a complex and potentially harmful dynamic whereby a parent manipulates their children to avoid, reject, and disdain their other parent. It can be ... Read More
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How Can Therapy Address Depression Associated with Chronic Illness?
People who have chronic illness are more likely to develop depression. People with depression are more likely to develop chronic illness. But did you know that depression is treatable even ... Read More
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How to Maintain a Fulfilling Relationship During the Empty Nest Period
Many couples with children will at some point experience an empty nest. Most people understand this as a time when children have grown up and left home. The empty nest can come with a myriad ... Read More
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Want More Gratitude in Your Life? Embrace the Present
What does gratitude mean? It means to be thankful. This is one thing we often forget in the mad race to achieve our dreams. As humans, we may often feel we can never have enough. We may ... Read More
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Mental Health Awareness Month: How Can Therapists Participate?
Mental health is a person’s condition regarding their psychological and emotional well-being. Webster defines mental health as “The condition of being sound mentally and emotionally ... Read More
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What Is Mandated Treatment and When Does It Apply?
When mental health conditions contribute to violent or dangerous behavior, affect the way a person treats their children, or increase the risk of recidivism, a court may order treatment. ... Read More
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4 Things Single Women Wish You’d Talk About in Therapy
In my practice, I have worked with my fair share of single women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. Most of these women express a desire to be in a long-term relationship and eventually married. ... Read More