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Performance Anxiety: 15 Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
We typically think of performance anxiety as being associated with sports: that inability to sink the putt or take the kick in the final playoff. [...]
Understanding Therapist Burnout: 12 Symptoms & Recovery Tips
Treating clients can be deeply rewarding. And yet, we cannot underestimate the psychological toll psychotherapy takes on its practitioners. Burnout is common among mental health [...]
What Is Movie and Cinema Therapy & How Does It Work?
Movies may be an escape from reality for some, but they are also deep reflections of our culture and our inner lives as human beings. [...]
How to Overcome Loneliness According to Psychology
As human beings, we are hard-wired for social connection and interaction. Our ancestors survived by depending on the collective for food, shelter, physical caregiving, reproduction, [...]
What Is Positive Psychology? A Starting Point
Positive psychology uses science to uncover, understand, and share what allows individuals and communities to thrive – or flourish (Boniwell & Tunariu, 2019; Seligman, 2011). [...]
Applied Positive Psychology in Therapy: Your Ultimate Guide
Without a doubt, this is an exciting time for positive psychology in therapy. Many academics and therapists now recognize the value of this fascinating, evolving [...]
65+ Counseling Methods & Techniques to Apply With Your Clients
Counselors have found it challenging to settle on a single definition of their profession or agree on the best counseling methods and techniques to treat [...]
What Is Guided Imagery & How Can It Help Your Clients Heal?
Guided imagery is a therapeutic intervention in the field of complementary and alternative medicine. It can be a powerful technique to use with coaching, counseling, [...]
22 Best Counseling Interventions & Strategies for Therapists
When individuals arrive for counseling, they typically seek change, clarity, advice, and help to overcome their difficulties. Counseling is highly beneficial, with “far-reaching effects in [...]
Hedonic vs. Eudaimonic Wellbeing: How to Reach Happiness
Have you ever toyed with the idea of writing your own obituary? As you are now, young or old, would you say you enjoyed a [...]