Psychotherapy

Let’s revisit the therapist’s attitude toward the patient in the psychotherapy relationship.

“Our country needs the psychological healing of our increasing divisiveness and conflicts…”

It is important to consider the lessons from history and psychology as the war in the Ukraine continues.

How can a greater emphasis on valued experiences both promote well-being and alleviate stress in patients?

Is psychotherapy under attack?

Despite their differences, all psychotherapies have these things in common—and are important to consider.

How important is psychotherapy today?

Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy: a promising whole-person approach to improve lives for individuals with serious mental health challenges.

How have William Wordsworth's ideas about creative visualization influenced cognitive behavioral therapy in contemporary psychiatry?

How can this combination of treatments help create positive change for individuals struggling with addiction?

When experiencing challenges with a particular patient, how can you repair the rupture in the therapeutic alliance?

There is absolutely no good reason for competition among therapies—none is by itself necessary or sufficient, and most are completely complementary, even synergistic.

The people who make us laugh are more important than you might think.

Depending on how you look at it, manuals have either played a heroic role in the history of psychotherapy or have been responsible for its degradation.

The clarifying lens of Zen philosophy focuses our attention on common factors that drive change across the different forms of psychotherapy.

Sometimes what you do for others benefits you, too.

Exploring the importance of the psychotherapeutic relationship.

What do these have to do with CBT, creative visualization, and contemporary psychiatry?

OCD is highly comorbid and warrants consideration in difficult to treat cases. Learn more here.

How can cognitive behavioral therapy improve outcomes for individuals with insomnia?

Dr Beck leaves behind a great legacy.

How can cognitive behavioral therapy be adapted to different cultures and address larger social issues?

James L. Knoll IV, MD, shares insights from his decades in forensic psychiatry, where he has treated some of the criminal justice system’s most difficult and dangerous patients.

These imaginative exercises can help clinicians establish a strong therapeutic alliance with nervous youngsters.

Why are mental health digital therapeutics primarily based on CBT?