Tag Archives: Therapy
Play Therapy
It is often difficult to understand the unknown. How can we understand the thoughts of children, when they do not know how to express themselves? Do we just ask? Will they eventually tell us? These remedies may work, but in the event they do not there is, play therapy. Play therapy is designated for children … Continue reading
Gestalt Therapy
In 1964, Paul Goodman stated, “The issue is not whether people are ‘good enough’ for a particular type of society; rather it is a matter of developing the kind of social institutions that are most conducive to expanding the potentialities we have for intelligence, grace, sociability and freedom”. The institution, in which he would later … Continue reading
Family/Marital Therapy
You are born with family, but you choose your friends.” It can be difficult to establish and sustain a relationship with individuals you are you do not “choose”. Family therapy (a.k.a. couples therapy) is a psychotherapy based atmosphere which implores systems of interactions in an intimate atmosphere. Since the tension is deep, it is often … Continue reading
Cognitive Therapy
In 1967, Ulric Neisser coined the term “cognitive psychology” when proclaiming, “The term “cognition” refers to all processes by which the sensory input is transformed, reduced, elaborated, stored, recovered, and used. It is concerned with these processes even when they operate in the absence of relevant stimulation, as in images and hallucinations… Given such a … Continue reading
Behavioral Therapy
What comes to mind, when you think of a therapists office? Perhaps, you are lying on a couch, while the therapists takes notes, between his rhetorical questions (“what do you think the problem is?”); or maybe you are sitting in a white room while you study ink blot tests; well the days of stereotypical therapy … Continue reading
Art Therapy
Ernst Ludwig Kirchsner eloquently, stated, “A painter paints the appearance of things, not their objective correctness, in fact he creates new appearances of things.” A quote that has resonated through the minds of artists, and lies as the cornerstone ideology of art therapy. Since the beginning of psychology, it has been known that any form … Continue reading
Best therapy sites
There is an abundance of websites found on the Internet these days that proclaim to be the “be-all and end-all” of mental health resources. The problem is, not many of them can live up to the reputations that they attempt to build for themselves. Find-a-Therapist.com on the other hand, has been designed by actual psychotherapists … Continue reading
Dissociative Disorders: what are they?
To the vast majority of the world, reality is just that — reality. We understand and comprehend the most of everything in the world as it actually is. Understanding reality is something we take for granted, as there are a number of people in the world unable to grasp reality. In fact, they often involuntarily … Continue reading
Behavior therapy: how it can help your depression
For those who have suffered from depression know how serious it can be. Depression is defined as a state of low moods and an abnormally high aversion to activity. It can cause debilitating feelings of sadness, helplessness and hopelessness. It is often considered a defense mechanism, used by people who are feeling depressed, against common … Continue reading
How to find and use free online therapy
Technology is booming, and innovations in many industries continue to develop. One of the main goals of technological innovations of this time is the increase of convenience, specifically, the ability to do more tasks from your home computer chair than ever before. One instance of this added convenience is the innovation of online therapy. Online … Continue reading