The GoodTherapy Blog

In an era of partisanship, much of the mental health community is divided on the issue of psychotropic medication. Is psychiatry’s magic bullet following the curve of overprescribed ... Read More

Friendship—that close connection with another person which allows us to feel valued and cared for—is vital at any stage of life. The need for love and belonging has long been established ... Read More

Despite some recent legal changes to protect the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people in some states, we continue to be the most common targets of hate crimes in the U.S. (Park and Mykhyalyshyn, ... Read More

Editor’s note: Names and identifying information have been changed to protect confidentiality. Just four years earlier, I could have been arrested for it. In fact, only a few weeks before, ... Read More

As we close out PTSD Awareness Month, let’s take a moment to talk about some good news regarding posttraumatic stress. By now, most people have heard of PTSD and have at least some familiarity ... Read More

Editor’s note: This article is meant to provide information about gender transition and why a transgender person may choose to transition. It does not attempt to speak for ... Read More

Dissociation is a way people, to varying degrees, disconnect from their thoughts and feelings in order to avoid pain or traumatic memories. It is a refuge of sorts into an altered state ... Read More

As a couples counselor, few things worry me more than a couple whose hot conflict has cooled to a long and icy silent treatment. Barring any kind of violence, this is one of the four signals ... Read More

People are drawn to the helping professions for many different reasons. They may feel a calling to assist in relieving others’ suffering and to help them heal from their emotional wounds. ... Read More

Forty-nine young people, massacred in cold blood. Out dancing in the one place that was safe; the one place free of shame; the one place you were your true self; the one place you didn’t ... Read More

If you are already working on healing from a history of trauma, dissociation is likely a familiar concept. You are likely aware it is a system of coping that, in times of distress, offers ... Read More

All of us become distracted sometimes. So many things compete so effectively for our attention. Multitasking is one response to this. But studies find that while multitasking carries an ... Read More