The GoodTherapy Blog

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

Do you silently struggle with overeating? Do you feel helpless to stop? Overeating, which is sometimes a symptom of the potentially serious eating disorders binge eating or bulimia, often ... Read More

When your life doesn’t go as planned, it’s natural to look back with regret. Experiences and time spent seem like a waste when you’re robbed of the opportunity to finish what you ... Read More

We’ve all known boys or young men who insist they can do it all. That confidence, of course, often extends into the sexual arena, where some can experience arousal to the point of erection ... Read More