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Online therapy offers great benefits.Life in the time of Covid-19 - by Therapion- What Is Self-Therapy and How Can You Benefit from It? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2022 from Anna ClarkeFor a lot of people, self-therapy seems little more than a pipe dream. After all, it can be quite difficult to work on one’s mental health even with the help of a certified professional. Can working on your own really be all that effective? The answer to this question is an assured and ...
Views: 658 - What is talk time therapy, and how does it help your child? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2021 from Alena MathewSuppose you notice that your child is having a problem communicating with you and others through his speech or having great difficulty pronouncing words correctly. In that case, it is highly recommended that you don’t ignore this issue and immediately get in touch with a speech therapy ...
Views: 754 - What Is Tango Therapy - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Karen WoodleyThe “Dinzel Group”, integrated by Ignacio Lavalle Cobo, Monica Peri among others said: Psicotango is based in the universal value of the embrace, and in the gregarious ritual of the dance. The bodies that in movement are the royal pathway to the unconscious. The diseases are pictures of ...
Views: 3018 - What is the Difference Between Panic and Anxiety Attacks? Here are the Answers! - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2010 from Jason KluberWhat is the difference between panic and anxiety attacks? Actually, these two disorders only have very thin line in between. These terms are used interchangeably by most people and even experts. Even in the medical world, the two has small variations as well. However, little as the differences ...
Views: 1874 - What is the Gray Divorce? - by Submitted on May 07, 2025 from Cheryl GowinLet's take a moment to reflect on the show "Everyone Loves Raymond." In one episode, Debra notes the striking image of her in-laws, Marie and Frank, sitting silently at the lunch table. This scene prompts an important question: Is this portrayal of communication simply Hollywood, or does it ...
Views: 144 - What is the Gray Divorce? - by Submitted on May 07, 2025 from Cheryl GowinLet's take a moment to reflect on the show "Everyone Loves Raymond." In one episode, Debra notes the striking image of her in-laws, Marie and Frank, sitting silently at the lunch table. This scene prompts an important question: Is this portrayal of communication simply Hollywood, or does it ...
Views: 140 - What is the latest brainwave technology? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Greg FrostBrainwave technology has been around for a long time now, and this article will explain a little on where it has been, where it came from and where it is now. Of course you need to understand that the power of the mind and such technology has alot more literature attached to it and if you need ...
Views: 596 - What is the Work of Breaking Free from Relationship Anxiety? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2018 from Sheryl PaulA coaching client recently said to me, “You talk a lot about doing “the work”, and I wondered for so long what “the work” was. I thought that if I understood anxiety intellectually I would feel better. And the first time I went through the course I did feel better for a while, which I know is ...
Views: 1033 - What is there to Treat? - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinI enjoy having friends, like just about everyone does. But that’s not why I’m in this business. When a patient needs help, I will do my best for them every single time. And if a few colleagues get bruised egos along the way, so be it. She was a 53-year-old woman, but I don’t think she even ...
Views: 956 - What Is Your Happiness Worth? - by Submitted on May 16, 2008 from Noah Rubinstein, LMFTAre you aware that most Americans spend more on material items than they do on their individual happiness and personal relationships? In the United States, the average American spends upwards of $40,000 for a luxury automobile and approximately $5,000 for a two week family vacation. What if I ...
Views: 790 - What Makes A Good Healer/Therapist? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperI was recently thinking about what factors play a part when it comes to what makes someone a good healer/therapist. During this time, I thought about the kind of people who I had worked with over the years. Over the years, I have worked with numerous healers and therapists, and I would say ...
Views: 1352 - What Makes A Therapist “Solution-Focused” - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2008 from Lauri Allison LaBadieSolution- focused therapists understand that many clients come to their office expecting (and sometimes dreading) to have to tell the whole story of their problem, with a detailed history of why they are the way they are and how they’ve gotten themselves into such a predicament. A solution- ...
Views: 1383 - What Should We Do With Our Old Books - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2019 from Thomas RichardBooks are hoards of knowledge, fun, stories, and literacy and who would want to get rid of such a treasure? But once you have read all the books available at home, they seem to be of diminishing utility. My family and I are book lovers and we usually pick up 2-3 books every time we visit a ...
Views: 1717 - What the heck is EMDR - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2019 from Nicole WarrenWhat the heck is EMDR? EMDR stands for eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing. Francine Shapiro, Ph.D, the woman that developed EMDR, suggests that painful or traumatic memories can get “locked” in the brain. These memories are often fragmented and incomplete and they can lead to us kinda ...
Views: 1362 - What the Scandal in Oregon Brings to the Surface - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2014 from Brooke OberstOregon's present state of health has been checked as poor in recent days. The Oregon Health Authority: Addictions and Mental Health Division has come under fire. It was concluded that Oregon has an abysmal track record for people completing their addiction treatment programs, and was only ...
Views: 1485 - What to Ask Teen Treatment Centers/Specialists When Making a Decision? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2013 from Kevin SmithTeen addicts need to be treated differently because of their age and physical attributes. They deal with different issues in life and have different reasons to resort to alcohol. Teen treatment programs, mostly, focus on addressing their academic issues, family troubles and love relationship ...
Views: 879 - What to Do When You Need Help But Nobody Cares About The Way You Feel - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Christina SponiasDuring sad life situations you certainly need help, especially if you have many psychological problems. However, nobody cares about the way you feel and nobody gives you the help you need. There are not statistics available about this matter, but if we’ll deeply analyze various life biographies ...
Views: 955 - What you focus on grows! - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2020 from matthew OrtnerTony Robbins, well-known self-help guru says, ‘energy flows where attention goes. To get what you really want in life, you need a clear goal that has purpose and meaning behind it.’ Tony is definitely not alone in his belief in this concept; many of the variations of this belief have been ...
Views: 863 - What you need to know about Zhewitra - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2019 from Mohimenul IslamThe market is now flooded with many sexual problem-related products. And among the sea of sexual problem-related products, finding the right one is really difficult. Especially without using the product, it is quite impossible to understand which one is good and which one is bad. Zhewitra is one ...
Views: 767 - What, You Too! - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2023 from Cheryl GowinHave you ever seen this quote from C.S. Lewis, “What you too! I thought I was the only one!” Frequently people say, “I’d go to a counselor except I don’t want people to know I have struggles.” Implying they are the only one with a struggle; see if you can find a person with a hurt, habit, ...
Views: 622 - What, You Too! - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2023 from Cheryl GowinHave you ever seen this quote from C.S. Lewis, “What you too! I thought I was the only one!” Frequently people say, “I’d go to a counselor except I don’t want people to know I have struggles.” Implying they are the only one with a struggle; see if you can find a person with a hurt, habit, ...
Views: 631 - What’s the Difference Between a Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist? - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2017 from Irving SchattnerMany people often confuse psychiatrists and psychotherapists when searching for a mental health professional. Contrary to popular belief, we are not one and the same. In layman’s terms, a psychotherapist is a person who treats mental disorders by psychological rather than medical means. On the ...
Views: 1099 - When it’s Time to Shift Priorities - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2017 from Suzanne St. John SmithI’m a perfectionist. Always have been. And sometimes it drives me crazy. Like most ‘Type-A’ people, there isn’t enough time in the day to be a perfectionist about everything, so we often prioritize areas of our lives where our standards need to reach their highest, and those where we can ...
Views: 1196 - When Paradoxical Client Comes to Psychologist - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2020 from Andriana ElohaThis is the situation that is usually not talked about openly and publicly. And yet, this is the very situation most Psychotherapists, Counsellors and Coaches are quite familiar with and must be able to recognize on the spot whenever it presents itself. This way they don’t waste their quality ...
Views: 701 - When Relationship OCD Comes In Between You And Your Partner - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2012 from Steven QaresmaEveryone wants to find the love of his or her life. People search high and low just to find the right partner. Sometimes, being in love is tricky. The person you love may not return your feelings. It is sometimes devastating to know that the person does not reciprocate your feelings. A lot of ...
Views: 7242 - When Selfless Giving Involves Self-Forgetting – Giving When It Stings - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2015 from Suzanne St. John SmithJust the other day, I was involved in a situation that reminded me of the amount of courage it takes to give selflessly. I was acutely aware that few of us know the kind of love that’s willing to offer this sort of giving, particularly if it means experiencing personal suffering in the ...
Views: 1348 - When to Seek Counseling - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2018 from Dr. Marie FangFriends ask, “Is what I’m going through a good enough reason to look for a therapist?” Potential clients call me and say, “I’m not even sure if my issue is something people go to counseling for.” These and similar questions are all too common. And - spoiler alert - most often by the time ...
Views: 1038 - When To Seek Mental Health Therapist? How To Choose One? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2021 from Audrey MariaA good mental health system is very important for achievement in life. If your mind is upset or suffering from ill wellbeing, there's no way you can make any progress in life. Though, you can continuously seek the support of a mental health therapist to deal with problems disturbing your mind ...
Views: 623 - When Will ‘More’ Be Enough for You? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2020 from Melinda UrbanMore’ – it’s a word that’s used profusely, full of hope and selling fulfillment. It seems that no matter where you turn, someone is offering you more – more food, more success, or more financial security, as though this will solve your craving. Seldom does this satisfy when made in promise of ...
Views: 849 - When Your Therapist Is Only a Click Away - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Jack SingerMary Smith headed outside to her friend’s pool. Settling into a lounge chair, she tapped the Skype application on her phone. Hundreds of miles away, her face popped up on her therapist’s computer monitor; he smiled back on her phone’s screen. She took a sip of her cocktail. The session ...
Views: 1117 - Where Anxiety Hangs Its Hat - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2018 from Sheryl PaulAnxiety can hang its hat on almost any hook. It can focus on relationships, fertility, parenting, health, the world, money, career, death. Within each of these topics, there are endless sub-topics that lure anxiety into its lair. If we’re talking about relationship anxiety, for example, the hook ...
Views: 1031 - Which Hair Transplant Treatment is Best For me - by Submitted on May 24, 2022 from punit shuklaMost importantly, looking for the exhortation of your overall specialist prior to making any move is imperative. It's conjointly essential to source a decent, qualified going bald proficient who will give cautious evaluation and work with relocating a medical procedure through an accomplished ...
Views: 557 - Which Indulgence Therapy Will I Choose? - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2011 from Bruno BlackstoneThere is no doubt that the spa break business is bouyant, put ‘spa break’ into Yahoo and google and you shall get countless of results. Even during these hard days we can not get enough of indulging ourselves with a quick holiday to pamper ourselves. Perhaps you planning a hen (or stag) ...
Views: 895 - Which One do You Choose? - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2011 from Robyn WheelerIf you suffer from any form of depression you have two choices. One, you can ask for help from a professional or two, you can live with depression hoping no one will notice and it won't affect your life much. The statistics are staggering. Over 40% of women do not seek help for depression ...
Views: 2711 - Who Are You Choosing to Protect? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2019 from Melinda Urban"I need to be okay." This is the conditioned mantra of the human mind, so the ego pursues a need to justify itself and always make itself okay. It will find many ways to make it so, even if it has to ignore the painful or imbalanced issues in one's life. These are called ego defenses and they ...
Views: 998 - Who Sits at the Head of Your Table? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2018 from Sheryl PaulIn last week’s post, I wrote about the essential task of attending to our four realms of Self in order to find wellness and equanimity, and that in order to do this we need to have a loving, competent and clear inner parent at the helm of psyche. Just as kids feel safe when there’s an attuned ...
Views: 879 - Why Advice Doesn’t Work - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2015 from Jacob KorthuisWe live in an era of advice overload. I don’t know about you, but my Twitter and Facebook feeds are filled with 101 ways to conquer an interview, find love, lose weight, and even how to clean the shower the right way! I’m just saying;) It seems there’s a demand for answers. There’s a hunger for ...
Views: 1529 - Why am I like I am? - by Who among us has not at some point in their lives raised
their arms to the heavens and asked-"WHY, WHY ME?" When ever change or adversity crosses our paths we instinctively want to know WHY. Getting your answer may take you on a quest through a myriad or resources-
physicians, psychiatrists, ...
Views: 998 - Why Anxiety is a natural and healthy feeling to experience - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2021 from tdi indiaWhen a person experiences excessive amounts of anxiety on a regular basis, though, it may constitute a medical condition. Anxiety disorders are a group of mental illnesses characterised by extreme uneasiness, dread, trepidation, and concern. These illnesses cause physical symptoms as well as ...
Views: 515 - Why are some people blissfully unaware of tinnitus, whilst others are driven to despair? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2015 from Robert RichardsII dislike using the word cure when it comes to Tinnitus. I think it’s misleading and somewhat cruel. Cure tends to conjure up an image of a magic pill or an elixir where one day you have Tinnitus, the next day just like magic, it has vanished. As you probably already know, there are literally ...
Views: 1509 - Why Are We Obsessed With Perfectionism? - by Submitted on May 31, 2018 from Irving SchattnerMerriam-Webster dictionary defines perfectionism as “the setting of unrealistically demanding goals accompanied by a disposition to regard failure to achieve them as unacceptable and a sign of personal worthlessness. You may want to ask yourself if your goals are so unreachable as to cause ...
Views: 1130 - Why Boca Raton Psychotherapy Could Solve Your Family Or Marriage Issues - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2012 from Jarrod MeehanThe ancient civilisations of Egypt and Greece had very clear ideas about mental health especially about depression and dementia. Buddhism also has ideas about the cause of mental suffering coming from ignorance. Traditional Chinese Medicine makes links between the organs and the emotions and ...
Views: 921 - Why counseling is important? - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Neetu AgarwalThe mind is one of the strongest parts of our body. Millions of thought waves generate into it every second. Smallest of issues related to the mind is of concern as they may lead to harmful situations causing damage. While some people are able to possess a good command over their mind, some fail ...
Views: 836 - Why Do People Have Panic Attacks? Here are the Answers! - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Jason KluberThere are days when our panic attack is just so dreadful that we wish to take a pill so that the attacks will stop. Sadly though, reality sets in and we notice that this is impossible because none of us knows why do people have panic attacks and how to automatically stop a panic attack. Lives of ...
Views: 1982 - Why Do You Need to Hire Divorce Counselling Services? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2020 from David ColleenwoodMany married couples require divorce counselling to sort out their problems. It is a kind of service that benefits couples in saving their relationship. However, some individuals also hire a counsellor after getting a divorce. During this time, you need professional therapy to get rid of your ...
Views: 572 - Why Equine Assisted Therapy Works - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2019 from Riya VEquine Therapy is mainly a powerful, evidence-based experiential modality. The horse-human connection can make a wide range of benefits for teen mental health. Through equine therapy activities, teens basically gain confidence, build trust, and form healthier boundaries. Moreover, the basic ...
Views: 936 - Why Everyone Needs to Know About Stress Management - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from annie breathingspacetherapies.co.ukWhen people ask what I do for a living and I tell the I'm a specialist in Stress Management, the universal reaction is 'Boy! You must be busy!' or 'Goodness! Do I need you, but what exactly do you do?'. Then often what happens afterwards is...nothing. Sometimes it's because people ...
Views: 1458 - Why having your little one stop thumb sucking is important - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Allen RandallThe image of a child sleeping with its thumb in the mouth can be one of the cutest things you could ever see. But when this child grows older and persists with this habit, it can get a little worrying. By the age of about 4 years, a child should have outgrown the habit of sucking on the ...
Views: 930 - Why It's Important To Get Physical, Emotional And Financial Help Following A Personal Injury - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2015 from Anita GinsburgA personal injury is an incident that can cause major devastation in a person’s life. It’s an incident that is so much more than an unfortunate occurrence. Most people who experience personal injury have to get multilayered assistance to get their lives back on track. They need emotional, ...
Views: 925 - Why Letting Go Can Be SO Hard - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2017 from Angela AshIt seems that the quote of the day for this year has been, “Just get over it”, followed up closely with the looming question of, “Why can’t you just let it go?” As the entire world has watched marches, protests and general disruption in the psyche of American society, I think more people than ...
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