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Research Findings in Mental Health

Brief, easy-to-digest articles on the new and important research-based information and therapist resources for your clients.

How people make change in therapy to improve mental health

To kick off Mental Health Awareness Month this May, we thought we’d talk some fundamentals of therapy. I mean, the...
How people make change in therapy to improve mental health

Forgiveness among clients: Easier said but possible.

Forgiveness has been around forever. Multiple religions promote forgiveness as a key action when the world gets difficult. And for...
forgiveness for clients

Client retention strategies for mental health therapists.

Therapists often ask “What client retention strategies help keep clients in therapy longer?” This is often due to desire to...
Client retention strategies for mental health therapists

One T for trauma?

Some have started to use the terms “Big T” vs “little t” to describe traumatic stress reactions like PTSD vs...

Continuing Education and Trainings (CEs)

Curated, evidence-based CE trainings in therapy, assessment, and clinical practice — from the best sources, so you can spend less time searching and more time with your clients.

Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources

Medication has long reigned supreme as the key treatment for bipolar disorder. And in many ways, that is still the...
Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources

Gottman Method Couples Therapy training

Ahhh the Gottmans. Almost a household name even for people who don’t work in the mental health field! For decades...
Gottman Method Couples Therapy training

Therapist Resources

Everything you need for evidence-based practice — research-backed resources built for clinicians.

psych medication information - Therapist resources homepage

Digestible info on what psychiatric medications treat
and how each class of medications acts in the brain

ICD - DSM diagnosis codes - Therapist resources homepage

Free ICD / DSM diagnosis codes look-up table
with diagnostic classification categories.

therapist books and self help books - Therapist resources homepage

Evidence-based treatment texts for therapists
to skills books / workbooks for clients

assessment - Therapist resources homepage

Free and validated assessment measures to
understand client difficulties or progress

Tech and Policy

News updates on tech and policy in mental health to stay informed on evidence-based practice.

Social media addiction settlement: Meta gives in

We recently wrote about a California court ruling that found Meta and Google liable for a users’ mental health. That...
Social media addiction settlement: Meta gives in - kids on their phones

Screen addiction is related to suicide and mental health

Questions about the effects of screen time abound in our modern society. Does it really affect mental health or social...
Screen addiction

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