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Self-Care Strategies for Navigating Political Divides During the Holidays
Practical self-care strategies help you navigate political tensions with family during the holidays while protecting your mental health and maintaining meaningful connections.
How Therapy Helps Children with Selective Mutism
Evidence-based therapy helps children with selective mutism overcome speaking anxiety through gradual exposure, play-based interventions, and family collaboration.
Should Your Child's Therapist Testify in Your Custody Case?
Asking your child's therapist to testify in custody proceedings may seem helpful, but it often jeopardizes the therapeutic relationship and your child's well-being.
Climate Grief and Eco-Anxiety in Adults
Climate grief and eco-anxiety are emerging mental health concerns as adults grapple with the emotional weight of the environmental crisis.
The Psychology of Betrayal: Why It Hurts So Deeply
Betrayal strikes at the core of our emotional being because it violates fundamental human needs for trust, safety, and connection.
How to Talk to Your Therapist About Difficult Topics
Opening up about sensitive topics in therapy can feel daunting, but honest communication is essential for meaningful progress and healing.
Healing from Relationship Trauma
Understanding relationship trauma is the first step toward healing. Learn how therapy can help you rebuild trust and create healthier connections.
Religious Betrayal Trauma: When Faith and Trust Are Broken
Understand religious betrayal trauma and discover healing pathways when faith communities, leaders, or institutions cause deep spiritual and emotional harm.
Coping with Layoffs and Job Loss
Learn essential strategies for maintaining mental health and resilience while navigating the challenges of job loss and unemployment.
Setting Healthy Boundaries Without Guilt
Discover how to set healthy boundaries without guilt and create more balanced relationships through compassionate self-advocacy and clear communication.
Supporting a Partner with Mental Health Challenges
Learn how to compassionately support a partner facing mental health challenges while maintaining your own well-being and strengthening your relationship together.
Mindfulness Practices That Actually Work
Evidence-based mindfulness techniques that move beyond popular misconceptions to deliver real benefits for stress reduction, emotional regulation, and mental clarity.
Why You're Burning Out: The Crash-Out Effect and How to Cope
Understanding the sudden collapse that follows chronic stress accumulation and practical strategies for recovering from and preventing the crash-out effect of burnout.
The Psychology of Imposter Syndrome (and How to Beat It)
Exploring the psychological roots of imposter syndrome and practical, therapeutic approaches to overcome chronic self-doubt and build lasting confidence.
AI as Therapy: Promise vs. Peril
Exploring the revolutionary potential and concerning risks of artificial intelligence in mental healthcare as technology reshapes how we approach psychological treatment.
How to Talk to Your Child About Death
Few conversations feel as daunting to parents as explaining death to a child. Whether prompted by the loss of a beloved pet, the death of a grandparent, or a child's innocent questions about mortality, these moments require us to balance honesty with protection, clarity with comfort. The instinct to shield children from difficult truths often conflicts with their need for understanding and emotional processing.
Why Group Therapy for Kids and Teens Works
When parents consider therapy for their child or teenager, they often envision one-on-one sessions with a therapist—a private, safe space where their young person can explore their feelings without judgment. While individual therapy remains invaluable, group therapy offers something fundamentally different and equally important: the opportunity to heal and grow in relationship with peers facing similar challenges.
Young Children and Screens: How and When to Introduce TV/Tablets
The question of when and how to introduce screens to young children has become one of the most pressing parenting dilemmas of our time. With technology increasingly woven into daily life, parents often find themselves navigating between conflicting advice about screen time limits, educational apps, and the fear of creating unhealthy dependencies.
Differentiating Failure to Launch from Adaptive Technology Use
The line between healthy tech engagement and problematic avoidance has become increasingly blurred for emerging adults. Parents, clinicians, and young adults themselves often struggle to distinguish when extensive screen time represents adaptive connection versus a retreat from developmental challenges.
Supporting Mental Health in LGBTQ+ Adolescents
Mental health support for LGBTQ+ adolescents is not just beneficial—it is essential.