Posts Tagged ‘psychotherapy’
Activity Therapy a beneficial recovery tool in both physical and mental health
Activity Therapy is a nebulous term that can mean a great many things depending on the context in which it’s applied, but virtually every application sees its benefits. In fact, as health care has evolved into an approach that encompasses more than just physical healing, Activity Therapy is finding its way into any number of…
Read MoreTrauma unwound: EMDR therapy uses eye movement to process pain
Recovering from trauma is never a walk in the park, but one of the most powerful tools to help patients do so, EMDR therapy, sure started out that way. EMDR — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — is the brainchild of psychologist Francine Shapiro, who began her career as an English teacher before being diagnosed…
Read MoreSchema therapy: Helping misplaced mental ‘index cards’ find a new home
It’s not a word that’s used in casual parlance, nor does it roll easy off the tongue, but Schema therapy has a valuable place alongside other modalities of psychological treatment for a number of behavioral disorders. Pronounced “SKEE-muh,” it’s a form of psychotherapy pioneered by Dr. Jeffrey Young in the 1980s, but its roots date…
Read MoreDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): A middle path through extremes
Patients who make the best candidates for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are often trapped in the yin-yang pull of binary thinking. Their brains slingshot back and forth between two areas of thought: The idea that stressful emotions surrounding negative events is a way of life that must be accepted, and the overwhelming desire to change…
Read MoreCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective tool for a variety of disorders
When it comes to a drug and alcohol treatment modality like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), it’s always a good idea to ask: Does it actually work? After all, for addiction treatment, there are as many therapeutic approaches as there are treatment centers, and the efficacy of those approaches is often debatable. Some drug and alcohol…
Read MoreAcceptance And Integration Training (AAIT) finds success outside the traditional psychotherapy framework
On the surface, Acceptance And Integration Training® — known by its acronym, AAIT™ — sounds complex and perhaps even arcane. This new approach to psychotherapy was developed in recent years by Melanie McGhee, a licensed clinical social worker who began her practice in 1984. McGhee synthesized AAIT out of practical experience and decades of training…
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