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Top 10 Counseling Approaches for Therapists to Consider

Counseling approaches are a dime a dozen. If you have your mental health practice, you already know that sometimes it takes a long time to find the right therapy fit for a patient. As people, our methods for healing based on specific trauma are different. Things that also come into factor are a person's socioeconomic, religious, cultural, academic standing. This is not to say that therapy isn't for everyone. However, sometimes the right fit does not come very quickly.

Oct 1, 2021

Behavioral Activation Therapy (BAT) vs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Therapists

As a mental health professional, it is an unspoken part of your job to look out for new research better helps your patients. The field of psychology, like any other, is continuously evolving as we learn more about the toils and turns of the human mind. Psychologists have worked on a lot of methods that have their basis on cognitive and behavioral practices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an amalgam of treatments that focus on both cognition and behavior. CBT is used to treat multiple...

Sep 29, 2021

How to Add Exposure Therapy with your Clients

A very old notion implies that the only way to overcome a fear is to face it. For people with usual, everyday worries and anxieties, this proves to be very helpful each time. However, this method does not have much standing when it comes to clinically diagnosed anxiety disorders. Not because it doesn't work, but because not many mental health professionals are aware of its efficacy. In the world of therapy, this is known as exposure therapy, where a therapist may introduce the patient to sp...

Sep 26, 2021

How to Add Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to Your Practice

As a therapist or a mental health professional, the success of your work output depends on your patient's progress. Even if sometimes the progress is out of your control, this might be a metric you use to gauge whether you're making a difference in someone's life or not. It is difficult dealing with patients that have a tough time accepting treatment. Sometimes, even advanced and heavily researched techniques such as plain Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) may not be enough. Luckily for yo...

Sep 21, 2021

Anxiety

Bible Study on Peace and Anxiety | Find Calm in God

Find true peace by turning to God's Word—gain spiritual insight and courage to face anxiety with renewed faith.

Sep 18, 2021

Treating Hypochondriacs Starts with Mindfulness

As a doctor or a mental health professional, you probably receive many messages every day on your phone from people who are worried about their health. The past one and a half years have got us all very stressed, with each cough wondering whether we are slowly developing symptoms for the deadly disease. Enter COVID-19, exit all sanity. It's not uncommon for many people to judge for themselves the state of their current health, WebMD at their disposal. We are all human, and we're built with ...

Sep 15, 2021

Does Smoking Mask Anxiety and Depression?

Fifty million people in the United States are currently addicted to nicotine. That’s fifty million packs of cigarettes or tobacco products a day that these people are consuming, setting aside their regards for their health. We know all the bad stuff that comes with smoking. For example, the chances of getting a heart or lung disease increase with smoking and passive smoking. We’ve seen the horror show clips of people suffering from some form of mouth or face cancer in hospitals regretting e...

Sep 10, 2021

Can You Cure Alcoholism?

Alcohol, like all drugs, is no doubt addictive despite being a socially acceptable option. There are far more people that have tried alcohol than there are that have been attempting drugs. You can gift it as a housewarming present, use it to celebrate that big promotion, and even use it for cooking. Why is all that possible? Well, it's legal, normal, and in many social settings, it is expected from you. Alcohol is a feel-good substance; hence you will probably take it when you need a little...

Sep 8, 2021

Using Meditation and CBT to Treat Combat Veterans with PTSD

The human mind is a brilliant and complex organ capable of amazing things. However, once traumatized, a person's brain becomes susceptible to several biological changes in critical locations. Through the feats of modern-day science, the process of neuroimaging has allowed us to see what Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can do to the chemical processes that occur in our brain. These neurochemical changes can be found in the amygdala, the hippocampus, and the prefrontal cortex. The amygd...

Sep 1, 2021

Anxiety

Natural Foods and Drinks to Calm Anxiety

With the constant clamor and bustle of one's daily life, it's only bound to happen that we may forget to take care of our health. In the interest of staying one step ahead, we want to move faster to keep up if the world moves fast. Especially when we're young and have a lot of energy currency with us, we expend it on our struggles and ambitions. It is no wonder that today's working generation is as stressed as ever. I'm sure if we were to have the option of a magic pill that could relieve u...

Aug 28, 2021

Can You Overdose on Xanax?

Whether it's from a 2000's movie about a millionaire or on the Instagram of a famous rapper, you've undoubtedly seen the glamour and glorification of one of the most common drugs mentioned in pop culture, Xanax. What started as casually "popping a Xany" has ended up as one of the most severe drug dependency issues in the modern world. Alprazolam (sold under the name Xanax) is found in the class of drugs called benzodiazepines, which are known for their tranquilizing effects on the brain. It...

Aug 23, 2021

Christianity

Scripture Journaling Prompts to Deepen Your Faith

Find powerful scripture journaling prompts to guide your reflection, strengthen your relationship with God, and grow your spiritual practice daily.

Aug 21, 2021

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