Types of Therapy
Articles on therapies and modalities that can be used in both clinical or positive psychology centered coaching or therapy sessions.
21 Best Interpersonal Therapy Techniques & Worksheets [PDF]
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) began in the late 1960s with a research experiment to understand pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy’s efficacy in treating depression (Markowitz & Weissman, 2012). [...]
How to Engage and Motivate Clients in Therapy
Have you ever given thought to how to achieve outcomes in therapy? Longstanding research in community and hospital settings (Paul, 1967; Kiresuk & Sherman, 1968) [...]
Naikan Therapy: Applying the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection
In their early teens, my eldest daughter and her friends would leave Post-it notes for people to find in the town nearby. On each was [...]
Does Hypnotherapy Really Work? 10+ Scientific Findings
Hypnosis is a deep state of relaxation, focus, and increased suggestibility. Yet, it is not exceptional. We regularly find ourselves lost in thought, adrift in [...]
What Is Virtual Reality Therapy? The Future of Psychology
Imagine treating soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a combat situation rather than an office. In 2012, the U.S. Naval Medical Center in San [...]
Gestalt Therapy Explained: History, Definition and Examples
Have you ever heard the terms “closure” or “unfinished business”? These terms have become part of the cultural lexicon, yet few know that their roots [...]
Your Ultimate EMDR Guide (Incl. Techniques & Exercises)
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a short-term type of exposure therapy used primarily in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias. [...]
Exposure Therapy: Help Clients Heal by Confronting Fear
You have an important meeting with your boss today to discuss your job performance. You tend to get good feedback, but meetings with the boss [...]
Therapy Questions Every Therapist Should Be Asking
Healing conversations are an art form in peril of being lost to our busy lives. The ultimate goal of talk therapy is to enable the [...]
Classic Therapy Questions Therapists Tend to Ask
Talk therapy is all about healing conversations with a goal in mind. We partner with our clients and focus not only on the content of [...]
