Family therapy is a type of psychotherapy (aka talk therapy) that focuses on bettering relationships in a family unit, as well as improving the behavior patterns of individuals and subgroups within ...

Many people find that after talking to a counselor or therapist for many weeks, nothing much has changed. This is especially true if they are trying to change a behavior—if, for example, they are ...

Sometimes I hear that cognitive behavioral therapy is formulaic. It can also seem overly standardized, routine, or one-size-fits-none. Cognitive behavioral therapy is actually a very adaptable ...

Behavioral activation is an approach to mental health that involves someone using behaviors to influence their emotional state. It is often a part of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), but it can ...

I’ve had only one panic attack. It happened in the fall of 2008, during a period when my wife and I were graduate students in English. I was walking across a sunny quad, wearing an actual tweed jacket ...