#therapy

#therapy

Therapy thrives when clients can be incoherent and play with language, allowing for incoherence to prove valuable as an experiment in living.

The design of therapywarsaw.com is driven by a live generative system, creating a digital threshold that visually embodies the principles of psychotherapy.

"The people of Illinois deserve quality healthcare from real, qualified professionals and not computer programs that pull information from all corners of the internet to generate responses that harm patients," IDFPR Secretary Mario Treto, Jr. said.

A diagnosis can be helpful—it can give a name to your suffering, open access to treatment, and create a sense of shared experience. But it can also trap you.

The aspects of our own psychologies that we cannot integrate into our sense of self are referred to as 'the shadow.' Everyone has one, and its nature varies with how we illuminate ourselves.

"We know that long wait times worsen symptoms, so that is the gap we were trying to address: to provide immediate access to affirming clinical therapy."

Empathy is perceived as an unqualified good, with societal belief suggesting that feeling each other's pain can heal issues such as relationship divides and social injustices. However, in romantic relationships, there can be an overemphasis on empathy, leading to an imbalance where one partner's pain overshadows the other's needs.

"I put dating in quotes because nothing physical has happened, not even holding hands. But we have intense primal eye contact and amazing discussions."

In modern society, being a trauma-informed clinician is essential as it involves understanding how trauma influences a person's behavior, emotions, and relationships.

"Being a perfectionist and being kind of always on was very protective for me. It was the one thing in my control to kind of keep my dad's moods at bay."

Consumer culture didn't just take our villages: It left us with parents too overwhelmed to fully show up.

Farnsworth writes that such repetition creates a "hammering effect" that is likely to be remembered. Examples he provides include: "They always will; they always do; they always have." Quoting Charles Dickens for an example, Farnsworth includes "...the most dismal trees in it, and the most dismal sparrows, and the most dismal cats, and the most dismal houses..."

"Spiritual struggles can significantly impact psychological well-being, and addressing these issues in therapy can greatly enhance recovery outcomes for clients."

"I have noticed an increase in emotional affairs coming through the door. Not only do I notice an increase in numbers, but I notice a deeper sense of hurt being expressed."

One of McAllen's central critiques of internal family systems therapy is the lack of research behind it.

Venting can feel good because it provides immediate emotional release, but relying on it excessively can leave us feeling stuck without resolution.