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Attachment Styles and Hope for Your Relationship
By Dr. Jocelyn Markowicz, PhD, Psychologist Attachment Hope for Couples: How to Improve Your Security Odds You walk into the room and lock eyes with the most gorgeous human being you ... Read More
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Pet Loss: What to Expect When You’re Grieving for a Pet
Grieving for a Lost Pet: What to Expect and How to Get Support Pet grief support is important when you are grieving for a pet. While grieving for a pet can be equally, if not more, difficult ... Read More
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“I See Hope:” A Therapist Checks in about Her Mental Health
By Lynn Zakeri, Licensed Clinical Social Worker A Therapist Checks in about Her Mental Health I am a therapist. Let me tell you about my mental health. I like to tell my clients that the ... Read More
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Helping Kids Cope with Mental Illness and the Return to School
By Danielle Matthew, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Helping Kids Cope with Mental Disorders and School Amidst COVID-19 School and mental health are two areas in children’s ... Read More
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3 Top Strategies for Preventing Misbehavior in Children
By Shannon Mosher, Licensed Professional Counselor Top 3 Best Ways of Preventing Misbehavior in Children—Homeschool Edition There are myriad reasons parents choose to homeschool their ... Read More
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Understanding the Introvert
Understanding Introverts We have all heard the terms introvert and extrovert. They are used to describe people’s personalities and the effects of social interaction on their energy ... Read More
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The Art of Effective Co-Parenting
By Bren M. Chasse, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist The Art of Effective Co-Parenting “Co-parenting is not a competition. It’s a collaboration of two homes working together ... Read More
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7 Simple Practices for Greater Well-Being in 2021
By Angela Bisignano, PhD, Psychologist 7 Simple Practices for Greater Well-Being in 2021 Many people start the year with the best intentions for new goals and resolutions. January is a ... Read More
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Dating in the Age of Coronavirus
Looking for Love: Dating in the Age of Coronavirus Dating in the age of the pandemic is considerably more difficult than before it started. In the past, you might have met someone at a ... Read More
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What to Do When the Person You’re Disappointed in Is You
What to Do When the Person You’re Disappointed in Is You We’re almost two months into the new year, yet many of us have already disappointed ourselves. Maybe we’ve dropped ... Read More
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Overcoming Heartbreak: 7 Stages of Healing
By Kendall Coffman, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Overcoming Heartbreak: 7 Stages of Healing Heartbreak can leave us with a hollow and cold feeling as well as a loss of a sense ... Read More
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Therapy Lingo: What Is an “Initial Mental Health Consultation?”
What Is Involved in an Initial Mental Health Consultation? If you’re looking for a therapist, you may have noticed phrases like “initial consultation” or “initial ... Read More
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Healing from Trauma Does Not Hinge on Forgiveness
by Bren Michelle Chasse, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Healing from Trauma Does Not Hinge on a Survivor’s Ability to Forgive Forgiveness is ... Read More
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Endo Warriors: What We Wish Our Therapists Knew
by Lauren Kraig, GoodTherapy.org Content Editor Endo Warriors: What We Wish Our Therapists Knew March is many things: college basketball playoffs, the ... Read More
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College Students, Belonging, and the Benefits of Fraternity and Sorority Membership
by Kendall Coffman, MS, Marriage and Family Therapist* Fraternity and Sorority Membership for College Students: Emotional Benefits and Relevance for Clinical ... Read More
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Include Mental Health Books for Kids This National Reading Month
by Dr. Jocelyn Markowicz, Psychologist Kid Power: March through National Reading Month by Incorporating Mental Health Books for Children The prevalence ... Read More
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Therapist Risk Management Strategies for Stalking
by Dr. Jocelyn Markowicz, PhD, Psychologist Help for the Helping Professional: Risk Management Strategies The success of psychotherapy is correlated ... Read More
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Help! I Think I'm Addicted to Video Games
I work. I eat and drink. I play video games. I sleep. Then I repeat. Every. Single. Day. Three of these things are necessities, but the ... Read More
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Help! My Therapist Ended Her Practice and I Don't Know What to Do
I had been seeing my therapist for 28 years. Around March, she was unwell. This was a rare occurrence in our time together. But her viral infection ... Read More
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Help! I Have No One to Talk To
Ever since my dad died last year, I have had no one to talk to. And really, I had no one to talk to for the last three years of his life, ravaged ... Read More