PTSD Therapy Works!

PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) was originally thought to be only a disorder effecting veterans. However, today it is widely acknowledged that PTSD can effect anyone who has experienced a life event which contained violence or the threat of violence…

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How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Help With Depression Counseling

Depression is a serious disease that impacts the lives of millions of people across the nation. Managing depression symptoms often requires extensive depression counseling and various treatment modalities. One of the most popular of these is cognitive beh…

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How Family Therapy Can Help A Child Who Just Found Out They're Adopted

Adopting a child at their birth is a great way to take them out of a potentially negative situation. However, revealing their adoptive state to them later in life may cause some serious problems. Here's how family therapy can help you and your child cope.

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PTSD Therapy - Learning to Overcome

At some point in our life, we all deal with a traumatic event. Whether we suffer a personal assault, witness a tragic event, or go through a life-changing circumstance, life happens. With time the pain lessens, and we go back to our normal daily activitie…

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Preparing for Your First Family Therapy Session

Congratulations! Your family is ready to attend a family therapy session. Preparing for your first session involves the nitty, gritty details as well as the emotional side of entering into therapy. Here are a few tips to help you prepare for your first se…

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Where Does Depression Start And How Can Therapy Help?

Depression affects millions of people around the world and it can seem nearly impossible to beat. The root cause of depression can often seem mysterious to many people, but therapy can help to not only root out depression causes, but decrease the ways it …

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Anxiety Counseling; You Are Not Alone

Occasional anxiety is a normal part of life and sometimes it can be helpful. Sometimes the anxiety comes when there isn’t any sort of external stimulus to cause it. And sometimes, anxiety can seriously interfere with your day to day life, to the point whe…

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What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and How Can It Help?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of talk therapy, also known as psychotherapy, where you work with a licensed professional mental health counselor. CBT helps you to become aware of adverse or untrue thinking patterns so you can change your thi…

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Why the Family Approach in Depression Counseling Works

Everyone in the family suffers when one of its members has a depressive illness. This is why depression counseling succeeds when the entire family becomes involved. Family therapy allows the entire household to participate in the counseling program. The u…

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Couples Counseling: Increase Your Chances of Success

The decision to enter couples counseling, is a positive one. It gives you hope in salvaging your relationship, it teaches you how to work together amicably and allows you to express your feelings in a safe environment.

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