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3 positive psychology exercises

Download 3 Free Positive Psychology Exercises (PDF)

Enhance wellbeing with these free, science-based exercises that draw on the latest insights from positive psychology.

psychotherapy

What Is Psychotherapy? 10 Common Types & Treatments

Psychotherapy is a talking treatment for mental health problems with roots in the ‘talking cure’ of psychoanalysis that was established by Freud at the end [...]

Psychodynamic Therapy

What Is Evidence-Based Therapy? 16 EBP Therapy Interventions

The push towards Evidence-Based Therapy is a movement in psychology that aims to track the efficacy of treatment plans, with the goal of providing clients [...]

coping skills

Healthy Coping: 24 Mechanisms & Skills For Positive Coping

Are you someone who laughs at the most inopportune times? Perhaps you are a nail-biter, or maybe you even become energized during challenging moments. Whether [...]

Mental health treatment goals

Mental Health Treatment Plans: Templates, Goals & Objectives

Planning – some of us love it, some of us hate it, and some of us just don’t have any idea how to do it! [...]

writing therapy

Writing Therapy: How to Write and Journal Therapeutically

Have you ever been feeling low, down in the dumps, stuck in a rut, or just plain stressed out? Of course, the answer to that [...]

Existential Therapy

Existential Therapy: Make Your Own Meaning

You may have a certain set of assumptions or associations pop into your head when you hear (or read) the word “existential.” Perhaps you think [...]

coping skills

10+ Coping Skills Worksheets for Adults and Youth (+ PDFs)

No matter how mentally healthy, resilient, or happy we are, every one of us goes through times when we need to cope with something difficult. [...]

assertiveness

Assertiveness in the Workplace: A Quick Guide

What do you value enough to stand up for? Being assertive will get you what you want without having to dominate or demoralize someone. This [...]

Cognitive Distortions

Cognitive Distortions: 22 Examples & Worksheets (& PDF)

We tend to trust what goes on in our brains. After all, if you can’t trust your own brain, what can you trust? Generally, this [...]

Abraham Maslow

Abraham Maslow, His Theory & Contribution to Psychology

Abraham Maslow was one of the most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. Among his many contributions to psychology were his advancements to the field [...]