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How to Find the Right Therapist and Therapy Today
Over the years, numerous studies have shown that it is actually the relationship between you and your therapist that has the highest potential for healing, not necessarily the methodology. ... Read More
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The Power of Pets in Therapy
The bond between humans and pets began roughly 40,000 years ago when dogs became domesticated and has continued ever since. You likely already know the benefits of pet companionship either ... Read More
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What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder & How to Spot It.
To understand what Narcissistic Personality Disorder is and how to spot it, we must first position the disorder within the larger context of mental disorders. Narcissistic Personality Disorder ... Read More
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Practice Attunement to Feel Seen and Nurtured in Your Relationships?
Attunement: What is It? Why is It important? There’s a very important factor that determines whether one or both parties in a relationship feel seen and nurtured. It applies to relationships ... Read More
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Where People Pleasing Comes From
People Pleasing Is Not a Personality Flaw. It is a response to trauma and/or stress that can develop into being one of the primary ways a person deals with challenges. In this way, people-pleasing ... Read More
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Uncover The Six Essential Steps For Having A Thriving Online Private-Pay Practice – Steps 4-6
Part 2 of 2 by Alexandra Whitehead, CEO, The Practice Activator As a quick recap of Part One, if you want the freedom and control that comes from having a profitable online practice, comprised ... Read More
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Uncover The Six Essential Steps For Having A Thriving Online Private-Pay Practice
Part 1 of 2 by Alexandra Whitehead, CEO, The Practice Activator There are six steps that need to be taken to have a profitable online practice. If you’ve been working with insurance ... Read More
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Spotting Teen Depression
How do you know if your teen may be depressed? It can be confusing if your teenager seems completely fine some days, but other days they act like it’s the end of the world. They’re ... Read More
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Gratitude – A Quality of Being Thankful!
Today we talk about something so simple but so powerful…gratitude. The word gratitude is thrown around a lot, especially around Thanksgiving and the holidays. But, this is a practice ... Read More
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How to Stop Anxiety from Destroying Relationships
How to Stop Anxiety from Destroying Relationships There is an abundance of information about how anxiety impacts our health—mentally, emotionally, and physically. Anxiety can cause ... Read More
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Happy, Romantic Relationships Need Space
It may seem counterintuitive because romantic relationships are about intimacy and closeness, but what they really need to thrive and flourish is space. Happy, romantic relationships ... Read More
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Seek a Therapist BEFORE You Experience a Meltdown
Seek a Therapist BEFORE You Experience a Meltdown Just the way you don’t have to be ready for the ER to schedule a check up, you also don’t have to be in the midst of a meltdown or ... Read More
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Geriatric Psychotherapy: A Growing Need
Geriatric Psychotherapy: A Growing Need Thanks to active lifestyles, healthier diets, exercise, and advances in medicine and healthcare, Americans are ... Read More
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Recovering from a Traumatic Birth
Dealing with the Trauma of Giving Birth For many new mothers, giving birth is one of the most exciting times in life. After all, you’re bringing a ... Read More
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Wisdom for Working with Elder Therapy Clients
by Nicole Urdang, MS, NCC, DHM, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Buffalo, NY Wisdom for Working with Elder Therapy Clients While it is true that people ... Read More
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Taking Care of Children’s Mental Health
Taking Care of Children’s Mental Health When most of us think about folks going to therapy for mental health, we think about adults — people struggling ... Read More
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Dr. Aaron T. Beck: The Father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dr. Aaron T. Beck: The Father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy On Monday, Nov. 1, the world lost an incredible psychiatrist when Dr. Aaron T. Beck, ... 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