The GoodTherapy Blog

There are many different types of residential treatment centers (RTCs) that offer therapeutic care for a wide variety of behavioral and mental health issues. Choosing a center that is suited ... Read More

Do you have a teen with attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) who would spend 24 hours a day on his or her phone, tablet, computer, video game system, or other electronic device if he ... Read More

Though I wish it weren’t so, many therapies get “stuck” at some point, leading to premature termination or a less-than-ideal outcome. Here are three of the many possible patterns ... Read More

While new parents frequently seek the “right way” to parent, there is no one rule book. Rather, there are many, often contradictory, guides to parenting. The lack of certainty about ... Read More

I used to have this goal for my life in which I would eventually get to a place where I loved school or my job so much that I didn’t desperately hope for a snow day during the long winter ... Read More

A woman I’ve been seeing in therapy recently brought my attention to the influence Star Wars may have on people. This 30-year-old woman, “Stacy,” considers herself well connected ... Read More

Children with disabilities bring a unique set of challenges, and opportunities, to their families. Depending on the nature of the disability, the challenges can be quite significant. At ... Read More

Editor’s note: This article represents the second of two parts. The first part moves from disconnection to autopilot, then from autopilot to self-awareness. “Until you make the unconscious ... Read More

One of my favorite writers, fellow social worker Brené Brown, has dedicated years researching vulnerability and all those other seemingly ugly things—such as shame and fear—that get ... Read More

Have you ever wished you could get more out of your sleep? Swiss researchers recently sought to examine whether it’s possible to enhance learning of foreign languages during non-REM ... Read More

Over the past several years, there has been a growing debate about the effectiveness of assigning homework to students. Most adults and children are quite familiar with homework, and teachers ... Read More

When working with people in therapy (or even talking with friends), three words function as a red flag when they’re used frequently, peppering every statement or explanation like a kind ... Read More