The GoodTherapy Blog

Ten years into being trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), I am still amazed by its ability to transform a life filled with trauma, anxiety, and hypervigilance ... Read More

When I was 16 and an academic superstar, I set up appointments to visit Ivy League and other colleges that I might attend the following year. Most of these visits involved campus tours ... Read More

With Spring upon us and Summer around the corner, that desire for a golden tan starts to nag at most Caucasian women in the United States. While there is certainly more awareness than ever ... Read More

Many people have survived the devastating experience of sexual assault by a trusted authority figure from within the Church. Most of these victims never speak of the abuse, even after many ... Read More

Unplanned pregnancies can be quite a dilemma, a real crisis to find yourself in. Having fears and concerns about how you’re going to proceed and cope is normal, and it’s common to ponder, ... Read More

People frequently call us and wondering if our alcohol treatment program will work; some have been through other programs and not found success. In our experience, people often fall into ... Read More

One of the misery-makers many women engage in is comparing ourselves to other women. It is by no means a fair comparison: typically, we are the underdog, the one who does not measure up. ... Read More

If the most difficult words to hear are “you’ve got cancer,” the next most jolting sentence might be “I’ve been having an affair.” Your head spins, emotions may erupt, your ... Read More

I want to address an issue that lies at the heart of sex addiction: the double bind a person with sex addiction lives with, and how the tension created by this double bind creates a vicious ... Read More

Sometimes it’s useful to define something by what it is not. We can explore the concept of self-love by looking at the ways that lack of self-love can manifest behaviorally. When someone ... Read More

With all of our tax returns due in April, the subject of money—what we make and how we spend it—has been on many of our minds. It’s never far away, of course. Managing our resources ... Read More

A few days ago, I headed into the locker room at my gym after a workout. A TV was tuned to a morning talk show hosted by a couple of women who were talking to their guest, a dietician, ... Read More