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Hope: The Symbolism of a New Era of Political Change
In even the darkest of times, there is one particular essence of the human spirit which compels us to prevail and prosper; though we may experience great trials and witness ourselves and ... Read More
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Undefended Love Web Conference
Undefended Love shares the importance of being vulnerable in intimate relationships. About the Video Intimate relationships come in many forms: romantic partnerships, family bonds, friendships, ... Read More
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Awake People: Sexual Boundaries and Therapeutic Opportunity
It is customary for a therapist to facilitate a client’s thinking and feeling “outside the box”, to “wake up and smell the coffee”. Therapists want to assist ... Read More
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Is Violence Hard-Wired?
Take a look at most any natural phenomenon and eventually you’ll observe within it a current of violence; from the aggression and carnage played out on the wild savannas by fierce ... Read More
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The Ego, A Story Teller
In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Within each of ... Read More
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The Body in Psychotherapy: Creating Integration
In the ongoing practice of psychotherapy, clients and therapists exchange many words in the often frustrating attempt to make the therapeutic conversation come alive. In the midst of all ... Read More
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This Year Stuff the Turkey, Not the Guests
As the holiday season shifts into high gear, here’s a plea for a different kind of moderation: let’s all hear it (softly please) for moderate hosting. Moderate hosting means fighting ... Read More
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How to Get a Man to go to Therapy
Your husband drinks more, laughs less, and has lost interest in hobbies and sports. He’s on edge and irritable; he yells at you and the kids. Or maybe your boyfriend constantly checks ... Read More
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“Good Boundaries” – CE Event Presented by Cedar Barstow, MEd
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org, Today a virtual gathering of over 100 GoodTherapy.org members enjoyed the fifth teleconference in our Fall Teleconference Series: Good Boundaries: ... Read More
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Intuition: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Guide
You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself. – Alan Alda I got ... Read More
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Exploring Professional Boundaries for Therapists
“The task is to recognize our interdependence, honor boundaries and differences, and remember connectedness.” —Dyrian Benz “Find the optimum closeness/distance to enable you to ... Read More
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Celebrities Kelly Clarkson and Demi Lovato Talk Mental Health
In this video, Kelly Clarkson and Demi Lovato discuss their mental health struggles and vulnerability on The Kelly Clarkson Show this month. We’ve ... Read More
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Working with Clients Through Financial Difficulties (COVID-19)
Continuing to work with clients through financial difficulties during Covid-19 is critical. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of virtually everyone ... Read More
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Therapist Digital Marketing Strategies During Covid-19
Digital Marketing strategies for therapists keep changing and it’s hard to feel like you’re ahead of the game. So we’ve put together ... 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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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