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When Temper Tantrums Become a Way of Life
Four year old Sarah throws temper tantrums, won’t go to bed, refuses to take a bath, and is described by her parents as “hell on wheels.” Peter, age seven, won’t ... Read More
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History Taking in Therapy: What’s Your Approach?
The GoodTherapy.org team received a question today from Brit, a visitor to the site, in response to the featured article, 50 Warning Signs of Questionable Therapy and Counseling. Brit writes: ... Read More
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Why African-Americans are Less Likely to Go to Therapy
People have many different ideas about why we—African-Americans—do not seek therapy. Some believe therapy is only for wealthy white people, while others believe they should ... Read More
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Life By Any Other Name Is…Life
Recently a client described an icy meltdown she and her husband had with one another. This is not an uncommon event in the lives of couples I see. I noticed I began to consider a variety ... Read More
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Hope: A Poem About Healing from Being Unwanted
Electric feeling in my face threading up from my tummy. Something vibrating, trying to escape. to run from danger, to go back home, upward to the Formless Feels like a dried up cocoon, like ... Read More
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50 Warning Signs of Questionable Therapy and Counseling
The items listed below are significant red flags and important information for anyone in therapy or considering therapy. If any of the following red flags appear during the course of your ... Read More
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Would You Marry Yourself – Or Someone Like You?
A glance at many magazines today will offer practical advice and “how to” strategies for the pursuit of the man or woman of our dreams. Let’s face it—sexy tag lines and catchy subtitles ... Read More
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10 Ways to Make Life More Meaningful
More and more, it seems like life can be so hectic. It’s as if we purposely overload ourselves with more things than we could possibly ever accomplish. Whether during the day or as ... Read More
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What’s the Big, Fat Deal About Body Image?
When you look at your body in the mirror, two things occur. First, you see the body’s physical structure; its size, shape, texture, curves, and nuances–great and small. Then comes ... Read More
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Forum: Somatic Experiencing
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org, Today we were pleased to present the second teleconference in the GoodTherapy.org Winter Teleconference Series: An introduction to Somatic ... Read More
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Core Mindfulness: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an offspring of cognitive behavior therapy that incorporates Eastern meditative practices. The dialectic comes from the synthesis of opposites, particularly ... Read More
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Emma: Healing from Sexual Abuse
In another culture they would perhaps be called visions. In our culture, we call this “Self-Led Healing.” I call it taking the hand of my Higher Power, going to a place within myself ... Read More
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GoodTherapy Participates in 2019 Out of the Darkness Walk
On a brisk October Saturday morning at Marathon Park in Olympia, Washington, GoodTherapy team members participated in the American Foundation for Suicide ... Read More
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GoodTherapy Participates in AFSP’s 2018 Out of the Darkness Walk
In observance of National Suicide Prevention Month, GoodTherapy team members participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) ... Read More
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9 Out of 10 Caregivers for People with Dementia Get Inadequate Sleep
Alzheimer’s disease is a serious problem in the United States. According to the Alzheimer’s Association: Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause ... Read More
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Study: Many Youth Seeking Therapy Want to Discuss Spirituality
Regular attendance of religious services has declined with time, according to data from Gallup. Yet many Americans still say spirituality is an important ... Read More
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Bored With Everything? Study Suggests Method for Regaining Pleasure
Boredom with life is a common complaint in therapy. That shiny new car is often less interesting a year later. Conversations with a once-exciting partner ... Read More
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How Do I Deal with Loneliness?
My life is a sad state of affairs. I have no real friends to speak of, just my cat Lula. Even she doesn't like me very much. I can't work because ... Read More
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What's the Best Way to Break Up?
I have been with my boyfriend for over a year now and I don't see a future together. It was fun for a while, but now it feels stale and unexciting. ... 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