Psychotherapy: Issues Treated

Editor’s note: Content in this article and comment thread may be sexual or graphic in nature and may not be appropriate for all audiences. Believe it or not, almost everyone has ... Read More

In much of our work with people, we coach and encourage them to communicate difficult feelings and thoughts to others. What I mean by difficult are a range of verbal expressions of feelings ... Read More

Editor’s Note: The following article was written solely by the authors listed above. The views and opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of GoodTherapy.org. Questions ... Read More

The Textbook of Family and Couples Therapy describes the three “most common types of couples therapy”: Individual therapy; Conjoint couples therapy; and Combined couples therapy In ... Read More

Dramatic activities are powerful tools when used in a family therapy setting. One such tool is called psychodrama. An example of one type of psychodrama is family sculpting. The first step ... Read More

When might earning more feel like making less for women? When it comes with the emotional baggage of being the primary breadwinner in a culture where men are expected to bring home the ... Read More

Maybe you’ve been struggling with anxiety and panic and you’ve tried everything: medication, progressive relaxation, meditation, exercise, deep breathing, herbs, watching TV till your ... Read More

The human shadow carries with it the potential for global annihilation and the potential to regenerate and evolve our species. At the crossroads, which road shall we choose? I shall be ... Read More

I enjoy writing to myself. Sound strange? I initially chose not to share this information with anyone else because I thought people would be confused by this statement. However, writing ... Read More

Low self-esteem can’t be hidden for long. It tends to show itself through thoughts, words, and behavior. Since some behaviors are simply learned, and may have little to do with one’s ... Read More

At the very core of our lives is sexuality. Though, as a society, we are not trained to talk openly and honestly about sex. Nonetheless, we grow up recognizing and knowing, intrinsically, ... Read More

Long after eating patterns and weight have stabilized, many women  with an eating-disorder continue to struggle with issues of body image. In fact, body dissatisfaction has become so prevalent, ... Read More