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How to Tell If Therapy Is Working: The Ultimate Guide

When it comes to therapy, it can be difficult to know if you're making progress...especially if you're new to the process. Changes happen gradually, and often successful therapy can end up making you feel worse before big changes are made. So how do...

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Can Play Therapy Help with ADHD? How to Unlock Its Full Potential

Play therapy is a child-centered approach to therapy that uses their main occupation, play, to process emotions or traumatic events, develop social...

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A woman feeling invalidated

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What Can I Do When My Partner is Dismissive of My Feelings? How to Heal Emotional Invalidation

Emotional invalidation is when someone ignores, judges, or outright rejects your thoughts, feelings, or emotions. When you receive emotional...

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My Kid is Always Worried: Parental Options for Treating Child Anxiety

Anxiety can be a normal part of life, for both adults and children. In children, especially, new experiences can be seen as a threat until they build...

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Can Depression Be Treated Without Medication?

Depression is one of the more common mental health problems, diagnosed in approximately one out of five Americans at some point in their lives....

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I'm New to Therapy. How Do I Prepare for a Therapy Session?

If you've never been to a therapy session, getting started with therapy can feel scary. Therapy is an unknown territory, and therefore you may be...

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I'm Sad About Turning 50; What Can I Do?

Younger people don't spend too much time thinking about old age, but as life goes on you may find yourself ruminating on gray hair, decreased energy,...

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A woman with depression

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How Can I Support My Partner With Depression?

As the partner of someone who is experiencing depression, you can be a huge support for their mental health and well-being. Many of us, however, are...

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a woman in family therapy

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What is functional family therapy, and how can it help?

If you work with at-risk youth, know someone with a troubled child, or have one yourself, you may have heard of functional family therapy. This...

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a man who needs self-care

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Need Help With Self-Care? How to Prioritize Yourself and Boost Mental Health

Practicing self-care is a common refrain in media across the board, and while many of us spend a lot of time and energy intending to practice...

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