The US Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a lower court ruling accepting the State of Colorado's ability...
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Emotion regulation in therapy: Evidence-based does it
We hear the term emotion regulation all the time. This concept has even become increasingly popular in the mental health...
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How effective are AI therapists? What are human therapists to do?
We have written about initial research on AI therapy chatbots. Recent reports point to a drastic recent increase in AI...
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Why are negative emotions good?
There is discussion lately about how why negative emotions are good. This reframing is helpful for clients and individuals trying...
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How to conduct measurement based care in mental health
Measurement-based care helps us identify how well clients progress during therapy. Our recent article discussed why this evidence-based approach helps....
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Facing love addiction: What it is and therapist training to help clients
Desperately seeking attachment bonds without healthy ways of maintaining those bonds? Research has begun to study these patterns and consider...
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Measurement-based care: How do we know we are helping?
We all feel pretty good when we help the clients we work with. After all, that’s what we want and...
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Narcissistic personality disorder training for therapists
It's interesting that those who experience narcissistic personality disorder often don't show up for therapy. At least not for narcissistic...
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Research Findings
Conversion therapy case reaches Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a lower court ruling accepting the State of Colorado's ability...
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Emotion regulation in therapy: Evidence-based does it
We hear the term emotion regulation all the time. This concept has even become increasingly popular in the mental health...
Read More
How effective are AI therapists? What are human therapists to do?
We have written about initial research on AI therapy chatbots. Recent reports point to a drastic recent increase in AI...
Read More
Why are negative emotions good?
There is discussion lately about how why negative emotions are good. This reframing is helpful for clients and individuals trying...
Read More
How to conduct measurement based care in mental health
Measurement-based care helps us identify how well clients progress during therapy. Our recent article discussed why this evidence-based approach helps....
Read More
Facing love addiction: What it is and therapist training to help clients
Desperately seeking attachment bonds without healthy ways of maintaining those bonds? Research has begun to study these patterns and consider...
Read More
Measurement-based care: How do we know we are helping?
We all feel pretty good when we help the clients we work with. After all, that’s what we want and...
Read More
Narcissistic personality disorder training for therapists
It's interesting that those who experience narcissistic personality disorder often don't show up for therapy. At least not for narcissistic...
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Development of borderline personality disorder and how to help
How does borderline personality disorder develop? We all know the nature vs nurture debate. "This again??" But research continues to...
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Behavioral weight loss therapy and therapist trainings
There are times of year when it seems like everyone is trying to lose weight. New year's resolution are a...
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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...
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Resources and therapy for loneliness
We all feel lonely at times. For some individuals, loneliness can be a much more chronic experience. And it often...
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Stanford plays with AI and mental health genetics
Even the mental health field can't stay out of the AI hype. Our work is very human driven, but it...
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Ozempic for alcohol misuse too??
New weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are all the rage now. These mediations were originally developed to treat...
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Therapist resources for seasonal affective disorder
The colder months are a time when many individuals experience seasonal affective disorder. Some individuals even experience these symptoms in...
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Motivational Interviewing training: Foundations for change
Creating change can be one of the hardest things for many of us to do. Anything from quitting smoking to...
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New Years resolutions: Supporting client behavior change
Many individuals try to enact new years resolutions to make some change(s) in their lives. These changes are difficult to...
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Anniversary and holiday grief support
Experiences of grief can intensify at so many points in life. Especially during particular importance to a individual (e.g., anniversaries)...
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Holiday stress coping strategies for clients
So many of us experience higher levels of stress during the Holidays. That can add a lot for therapy clients...
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Ozempic and eating disorders: Not a miracle drug.
New weight loss medications are all the rage. The weight loss benefits seem too good to be true and many...
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Curated Research Findings
bridge finds and posts high quality articles discussing therapist resources and research important to the mental health field. New articles posted weekly and directly linked here!
- Scientists Discover a Trait in Speech That Foreshadows Cognitive Declineby Claire Lancaster on March 11, 2025 at 11:36 pm
Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It's right over there next to the thingamajig. Many of us will experience "lethologica", or difficulty finding …
- Brain Circuit Discovery Reveals How Empathy Shapes Our Behaviorby Neuroscience News on March 11, 2025 at 5:09 pm
Researchers have discovered how specific brain circuits process empathy, showing that witnessing others in pain activates the same neural pathways as …
- How the Brain Overcomes Instinctive Fear and Adapts to New Threatsby Neuroscience News on February 7, 2025 at 1:33 am
Researchers have identified brain mechanisms that help animals suppress instinctive fear responses when threats prove harmless over time. Using a …
- Embrace your dark side: A new perspective on negative emotionsby Kevin Dickinson on February 7, 2025 at 1:31 am
In the 4th century A.D., Evagrius Ponticus escaped into the desert to contemplate salvation. An ascetic and philosopher, Evagrius came to believe …
- How to Relax and Unwind Without Drinking Alcoholby Angela Haupt on February 7, 2025 at 1:29 am
Alcohol has long been synonymous with relaxation. If you want to unwind after a rough day at work—or kick back on the couch, at a baseball game, or in the pool—there’s historically been a good chance you’ll have a drink in hand. Now, the tides are turning. In early January, then-U.S. Surgeon General …
- How CBD Modulates THC’s Impact on the Brainby Neuroscience News on February 7, 2025 at 1:26 am
Researchers have identified how CBD interacts with cannabinoid receptors to mitigate the negative effects of THC, the psychoactive component of …
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