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COVID-19 and Couples: Being Less Reactive and More Vulnerable
If your relationship with your significant other is suffering right now, you’re not alone. Relationships go through ups and downs in the best of circumstances, but the arrival of COVID-19 ... Read More
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Mental Health Awareness Month: Finding Motivation When Depressed
May is Mental Health Awareness Month–a time to share mental wellness tools and information to help people thrive. Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions; it ... Read More
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Keeping an Open Heart at Home During COVID-19
In order to be open-hearted in my household during the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home order—with each family member grieving something important to them in their own way—I need ... Read More
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Tension at Home from COVID-19? Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer
Spring is here. The dogwoods and rosebuds are in bloom. Birds are nesting. But the streets, restaurants, theaters, and school yards are quiet and empty. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ... Read More
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Tools to Thrive During Mental Health Awareness Month
At GoodTherapy, we believe your mental health always matters. Every day, we are honored to connect people seeking care with licensed professionals who can help. For the month of May, GoodTherapy ... Read More
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A Close Look at Clinical Depression
Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. It presents a huge burden to our society when you consider its occupational, developmental, familial, educational, medical, and ... Read More
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COVID-19 and the Vital Role of Therapists in Treating Medical Professionals
I write this mere blocks from Henry Ford Hospital’s main campus; an epicenter within an epicenter (Detroit), within an epicenter (Michigan) of the COVID-19 pandemic. In just weeks, a ... Read More
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Being Bipolar, Being Me
“The beautiful thing about setbacks is they introduce us to our strength.” – Robin Sharma Developing bipolar and having a sudden decline in mental health in my mid-twenties was ... Read More
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Group Therapy
Group therapy is an evidence-based modality of therapy that is used to treat a range of problems including relationship difficulties, personality issues, grief, trauma, substance abuse, ... Read More
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COVID-19 and PTSD in Hospital Personnel
The outbreak and spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has multiplied the already difficult challenges experienced by hospital staff and first responders. During this pandemic, health ... Read More
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COVID-19 and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: How Is Our Motivation Changing?
Understanding human motivation has been one of the goals of psychology founding fathers and current theorists to date. Motivation is often at the core of studying psychological processes ... Read More
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Healthy Coping Through COVID-19: A Social Distancing Survival Guide
To govern your own day is often a much better use of psychic energy than to focus on a global event over which we may have little power. Putting your attention and effort into what you ... 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