Category: Therapy
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What Is IFS? A Quick Primer on Internal Family Systems
Read more: What Is IFS? A Quick Primer on Internal Family SystemsIt’s a common feeling: I don’t know why I’m acting this way. Or: Part of me knows I’m okay—but another part is completely panicked. Or: I keep doing the thing I said I wouldn’t do. Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers a gentle, surprising take on why that happens. It starts from the idea that our…
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Dream Writing
Read more: Dream WritingNYT: Following a Script to Escape a Nightmare. In recent years, nightmares have increasingly been viewed as a distinct disorder, and researchers have produced a growing body of empirical evidence that this kind of cognitive therapy can help reduce their frequency and intensity, or even eliminate them. The treatments are controversial. Some therapists, particularly Jungian…
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Los Angeles Therapist
Read more: Los Angeles TherapistLooking for a therapist in Los Angeles? Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life in the city, finding the right therapist can make all the difference. Centrally Located in Los Feliz I’m an LCSW with an office conveniently located on Hillhurst Ave, at the foot of Griffith Park,…
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Psychotherapies
Read more: PsychotherapiesMaybe this is for therapists only, but take a look at Wikipedia’s long list of psychotherapies if you’ve got some time to kill and some curiosity about the different approaches to therapy that are out there. The list goes from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (which I’ m a fan of) to Wilderness Therapy (haven’t tried).…
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Adventure Therapy
Read more: Adventure TherapySkiing, pizza, and group–program for teens profiled in the Calgary Herald: There’s no texting on skis. No distractions. Just fresh air and the challenge of learning a new sport. So-called “bad kids” can leave their reputation behind at school and forge a better one in the outdoors. That’s the theory behind the Adventure Therapy program,…