Types of Therapy

By Dr. Denise Renye, Licensed Psychologist (PsyD), Sex Therapist, Life Coach From the Sex Therapist’s Toolbox: Exploring Sensate Focus Last week I shared with you my perspective as ... Read More

By Dr. Denise Renye, Licensed Psychologist (PsyD), Sex Therapist, Life Coach A Sexologist’s Perspective on Sexuality  When it comes to sexuality, most people think of, well, sex. This ... Read More

The Benefits of Equine-Assisted Therapy Equine-assisted therapy is becoming a recognized method for working with mental and behavioral health clients. Also known as horse therapy, people ... Read More

Group therapy is an evidence-based modality of therapy that is used to treat a range of problems including relationship difficulties, personality issues, grief, trauma, substance abuse, ... Read More

Plenty of research supports the rapidly increasing popularity of telemental health services. Advertisements for these services are fairly widespread—you’ve probably seen a few, yourself. These ... Read More

As the practice of mindfulness becomes “mainstream,” it is common to see creative applications of the practice in a variety of settings with various objectives. Clinical settings have ... Read More

Our culture has taught us to label showing emotion as “being emotional”. To label a desire for love as “desperation”. To label a need to be loved as “being needy”. It’s no ... Read More

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), or narcissism, as it’s often called, is one of the cluster B personality disorders, or emotional/impulsive personality disorders. Narcissism is ... Read More

By now, you have most likely learned about and understand what it means when people use the phrase “fight or flight” to describe how our bodies use animal defenses to keep us ... Read More

Many of us develop emotion regulation skills naturally during childhood and as we mature into our adult years. We learn to down-regulate negative emotions such as anxiety or anger through ... Read More

I remember being a teen in counseling. I remember crossing my arms and sitting on the couch in silence for three sessions, listening to the therapist talk at me and ask questions. Eventually ... Read More

Hope is the belief that people and circumstances can improve; it’s the idea that life can get better. Although I believe hope is necessary, helpful, and beneficial, it’s not always ... Read More