The GoodTherapy Blog

Editor’s note: This article is the 14th in an A-Z series on issues related to creative blocks. This month we explore how negative thoughts can impede creativity. Even though the ... Read More

Within a year of turning 50, I became an empty nester, started menopause, got laid off for the first time in my life, remarried after a decade of single parenting, and lost my dad—a perfect ... Read More

Mention the word “psychology” and chances are the average person visualizes an individual lying horizontally on a not-too-comfy couch, tearfully describing feelings and experiences ... Read More

I’m constantly amazed when I witness other parents making assumptions that because their young children cannot yet talk or clearly express their needs, they must not be able to understand ... Read More

Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of suicide. Details have been altered to protect client privacy. Bill promised not to kill himself, as long as he could continue to see ... Read More

Some people differentiate “counseling” from “therapy.” I have practiced in Washington and Texas and have found no clear differentiation in state law, the language of ... Read More

Do you often dread parties, anxiously fearing awkward conversations that expose the contents of your mind for all to see? Do you cringe at the thought of meeting people? Around others, ... Read More

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe mental health condition thought to result from some combination of genetic and environmental factors. Imbalances in brain chemicals, such as dopamine ... Read More

As an intimacy and sexology scholar, I witness couples painfully share their sense of loneliness in what is supposed to be a happy, fulfilling, shared life. Couples may not always know ... Read More

Like a room with peeling and fading paint, life’s problems have a way of building so slowly it can be hard to notice the point when things go from difficult but manageable to overwhelming ... Read More

Most people drawn to a career in social work have a desire to help those in need. Social workers serve the community by helping people solve and cope with problems in daily life. Clinical ... Read More

Stop worrying! I know, easier said than done. It’s also pretty annoying to hear, especially when you feel like you can’t stop. However, not only is it possible to stop worrying, your ... Read More