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Conditions
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70% of Complicated Grief Patients Find Relief With Therapy
About 10 to 15 percent of bereaved people will develop what clinicians call complicated grief, and most of them won’t get the right treatment for it, not because it …
80% of Insomnia Patients Improve With CBT-I Therapy
Codependency Therapy: Breaking Free From Unhealthy Relationships
Chronic Pain Therapy: 40% Find Relief Without Surgery
Work through a guided CBT thought record to reframe anxious thinking.
Therapy Types
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67% of Patients Report Better Sleep With Music Therapy
Sixty-seven percent of music therapy clients in a 2023 meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open showed clinically significant reductions in anxiety after just six weeks of …
EMDR Phases Explained: 8 Steps to Trauma Recovery
CBT vs DBT: Which Therapy Works Better for Your Needs
Trauma-Informed Therapy: How It Helps Healing Begin
trending
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What Is Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and Does Your Therapist Use It
Most coverage of Remote Therapeutic Monitoring treats it as a physical health story: wearable devices, post-surgical rehab, orthopedic care. Mental health barely gets a mention. …
The New ADHD Drug Approved Last Month: What It Means for Therapy
When Clients Bring AI to Their Therapy Sessions
The New ADHD Drug Simtriyo and What It Means for Therapy
Know what to expect and what to ask in your first therapy session.
Finding Help
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What LMFTs Do: Skills You Need to Know
Most people who end up calling an LMFT for the first time spent at least six months telling themselves they didn’t need to. I know because I watched it happen repeatedly, …
Becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor: Requirements and Career Path
Finding a Culturally Competent Therapist: 5 Essential Steps
700,000 LCSWs: What Licensed Clinical Social Workers Do
Cost & Access
View all 17 →Therapy Cost by State: Session Prices and Where Online Therapy Can Cross State Lines
It took me two years and three false starts to find a therapist who fit, so I can tell you the two questions that decide most searches before personality even enters into it: what …
Does Medicaid Cover Mental Health Therapy in 2024
Free and Low Cost Therapy Options That Actually Work
$40 vs $175: How Sliding Scale Therapy Pricing Works
Answer a few questions to find the therapy approach that fits you.
Getting Started
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50% of Patients See Results: How Long Therapy Actually Takes
Most people assume therapy is slow. Like, glacially slow. And I’ll be honest: I used to believe that too, right up until I started digging into the actual outcome data, and …
Why Men Avoid Therapy and How to Change That
45 Ways to Prepare for Your First Counseling Appointment
Therapy Homework: Why 50% of Progress Happens Between Sessions
Specialized
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Military Mental Health Resources: Where to Find Support
Most people assume military mental health care is either unavailable or buried under so much red tape it’s not worth pursuing. I’ve spent years working alongside VA …
Combat Trauma Therapy: Proven Approaches That Help Veterans Heal
How Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Transforms Relationships
Why Healthcare Workers Need Therapy Too
Compare CBT, DBT, and other therapy types side by side.
Relationship
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Heal Your Relationship Through Emotionally Focused Therapy
Most people think Emotionally Focused Therapy is just “talking about your feelings.” I used to assume the same thing, honestly, until I spent time watching it actually …
Blended Family Conflicts: A Therapist's Guide To Healing
Does The Gottman Method Really Save Marriages?
How Co-Parenting Therapy Rebuilds Trust Between Exes
Crisis
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When To Call 988: A Therapist's Guide To Crisis Support
Most people who share the 988 number don’t explain what actually happens when you call it. They post it with a heart emoji and move on. That leaves a lot of people wondering …
How 988 Connects You To Crisis Support Now
Your Mental Health Crisis Action Plan: 5 Steps
5 Ways To Ground Someone In A Panic Attack
Level of Care
Partial Hospitalization Programs: Mental Health Care Without Overnight Stay
Most people find out what a partial hospitalization program is the hard way: a psychiatrist or social worker mentions it at the end of a crisis appointment, throws out an acronym …
What an Intensive Outpatient Program Can Do for You
When Intensive Therapy Works Better Than Weekly Sessions
When To Choose Inpatient vs Outpatient Mental Health Care
Life Events
Divorce Therapy: Why 40% of Couples Benefit Most
Most articles about divorce and therapy will tell you to “seek support” and then list the five stages of grief. That’s not wrong, exactly. It’s just not …
Counseling for Divorce and Separation: Finding Support Through Transition
How Therapy Helps New Moms Recover From Postpartum Depression
How to Heal: A Therapist's Guide to Grief
Resources
Free Online Support Groups For Mental Health
Maybe you’ve been sitting with something heavy for a few weeks, or maybe it’s been years. You know you probably need to talk to someone, but the idea of finding a …
The Mental Health Apps That Actually Work Daily
Find Free Mental Health Support Through SAMHSA
Finding a Therapist
Which Type of Therapy Is Right for You? A Guide to 7 Common Approaches
One of the most confusing parts of starting therapy is discovering that there are dozens of different therapeutic approaches — and that your therapist’s style matters as much …
What to Expect at Your First Therapy Session: A Checklist
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