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Featured Research Findings
Valid personality tests: Not all tests are created equal
We’ve described how some personality tests are either problematic or just not all that accurate or helpful. So which tests...
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Complicated grief therapy training and research: What to know
There have been a lot of new, exciting advances in our understanding and treatment of complicated grief (aka prolonged grief)....
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Does somatic breathwork work? Yeses, noes, and how to help
Breathwork became an extremely popular approach to mental health in recent years. It is sometimes used as a therapist resource...
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Depression updates: A guide to new directions for an old difficulty
It seems like wherever you look these days, you don't hear many clinicians say "I treat depression" or "I'm a...
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Department of Education mental health cuts
The Department of Education announced that it will cut funding for mental health services provided to qualifying school districts across...
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Late-stage therapy skills: A guide as clients get better
Effective therapy helps individuals learn evidence-based strategies on how to actively improve certain aspects of their lives. But what do...
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What is temperament, really? More than just disposition
We often hear the term "temperament" thrown around to mean any type of emotional disposition or affective response. In humans...
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Research Findings
Gratitude journal and other strategies: Is less more?
Gratitude and gratitude enhancement has become an increasingly popular topic. And it makes sense why! Research has increasingly shown multiple...
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GAD and worry: Not just anxiety about anything
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has often been thought of as anxiety about a range of topics. This may lead clinicians...
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New integrative therapy: The Unified Protocol
-"My type of therapy is the best." -"No my theories are better." "-You're both wrong, my perspective is the best...."...
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CBT for ADHD: An effective nonmedication option?
Medication has long been the frontline treatment for both child and adult ADHD. But medication can be a big decision...
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Psychoeducation for friends and family?
People seek counseling for a multitude of reasons. One reason is clients seeking support for their experiences with a friend...
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New grief theories and the brain
Brains.... So much recent research has attempted to understand how numerous human difficulties play out in the brain. Grief and...
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Cannabis for anxiety and mental health: Does it help?
We've probably all heard this: "Weed helps me relax." "I have a cannabis prescription for my anxiety." Some clients report...
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MDMA for PTSD: Welcome to the party.
"Ecstacy"? "Molly"? They weren't always just around to party. Researchers started to test MDMA for mental health difficulties in the...
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Is Myers-Briggs valid? Approach with caution.
When we ask "Is Myers-Briggs valid", we refer to validity in the nerdiest sense. That is, does the test actually...
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AI therapy chatbots for mental health??
Robots doing therapy??! We’ve all heard of the advent of AI tools, like Chat GPT. AI tools like “chatbots” that...
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How to build self-compassion in therapy
Compassion focused therapy is a CBT-like approach to therapy that helps clients build more self-compassion. Is it all just warm...
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Is trauma just about memory?
Some have called PTSD a disorder of memory. But can experiencing symptoms after a traumatic event just be due to...
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Are there really 7 types of ADHD?
A recent popular theory proposes 7 types of ADHD. This concept may be appealing for some clients and clinicians to...
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Does manifesting work?
"Put it out into the universe and it will come true." "If you believe it, it will manifest into existence."...
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Nature AND nurture?
So are we completely a product of our environment or is this stuff all just preset by genetics? This age-old...
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Adult vs. Adolescent Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are a complex mental condition that may necessitate different treatment based on life stage and medical needs. Assessing...
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How to choose inpatient care for eating disorders
Eating disorders come with high physical and emotional risk to the client. There’s also high potential for a lot of...
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Treatment of trauma and shame
So trauma isn't all just based on fear?? Shame has been increasingly recognized as a key component of PTSD reactions...
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CBT for insomnia (CBTi): Training, research, and resources
Complaints about sleep and insomnia are something we hear from clients all the time. There are medical reasons for some...
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Depression in Children
A study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that depression diagnoses increased by 27% for children ages three to seventeen between...
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Curated Research Findings
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