The GoodTherapy Blog

If I asked whether you spend most of your day feeling cool and confident, you’d probably laugh at me, right? We’re all constantly working on knowing who we are and feeling OK about ... Read More

What do Alfred Tennyson, Helen Keller, and Theodore Roosevelt have in common? They had brilliant minds, terrific communication skills, and something important to tell us. The question is ... Read More

In our Western culture, we have been taught to get rid of our symptoms rather than attempt to resolve the underlying causes of our issues. Television ads abound with this message. Feeling ... Read More

Personal growth, self-awareness, and enhanced insight can emerge from a number of different sources. We can experience a transformative event that reshapes how we perceive something or ... Read More

This year, as in other election years, we seek to recognize our own thoughts in those of our chosen political candidates. Ideally it should also be a time to try to make sense of those ... Read More

On February 16, 2016, police in West Palm Beach, Florida arrested Malachi Love-Robinson, 18, for allegedly setting up a medical practice, posing as a doctor, and examining patients without ... Read More

Assertive communication is a style of speaking in which the goal is to take care of your needs while also showing the other party mutual respect. An important form of assertive communication ... Read More

Some people say they work best under pressure, that a looming deadline is about the only thing that serves to motivate them and get those productivity pistols firing. However, those same ... Read More

All the world may be a stage, but our families are the first theater for the development of roles that many of us play for a lifetime. For some, the parts we learn serve us well and provide ... Read More

During a recent therapy session, I had a profound exchange with a man about how, months after the tragic loss of his sister, grief is changing him in ways that feel important and meaningful. There ... Read More

Managing autism in your home can be immensely challenging. Having worked with people on the spectrum in therapeutic settings, and in 18 years of parenting a person with autism, I’ve ... Read More

When was the last time you saw one of those charts that has a bunch of yellow, circular faces representing a variety of feelings? Elementary school? Perhaps it’s time to refresh yourself. Happy, ... Read More