Doll Therapy, a New Treatment for Dementia
Over time, necessity has dictated the need for different non-pharmacological treatments for dementia. For example, music therapy, occupational therapy, and…
Therapies
Therapy brings together the techniques and mechanisms to help change someone. In this section, you’ll find about the most relevant therapies, the approaches they follow, and the tools that they use.
All About Dr. Julia Harper’s Innovative Brain-Based Therapeutic Program
Julia Harper’s innovative brain-based therapeutic program, which taps into neuroplasticity, is making a change in people's lives across the world.…
What's Mentalization-Based Treatment About?
Mentalization-based treatment is a fairly new therapeutic approach. Its goal is the same as many other types of clinical strategies:…
How Schema Therapy Can Help You Undo Harmful Patterns
Schema therapy is a newer type of therapy that famous American psychologist Jeffrey Young created. Young’s effective therapy combines elements of…
Token Economy to Change Behavior
The token economy is a widely used behavior modification technique to promote and reinforce non-spontaneous behavior. Many methodologies are aimed…
Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Causes and Treatment
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), or body dysmorphia, is a psychological disorder. It's when a person believes that some part of…
Motivational Interviewing in Addictions
Motivational interviewing in addictions is a psychological resource Miller and Rollnick designed in 1991. This is because the motivation to…
Wessler's Cognitive Analytic Therapy
Wessler's cognitive analytic therapy is a short-term cognitive therapy. It has certain things in common with other cognitive therapies. However,…
Kelly's Fixed Role Therapy: How it Works
George Kelly developed personal construct theory, as well as the technique of fixed role therapy. According to this approach, you build…
How You Can Teach Your Psychotherapist
Psychotherapy is an experiential and dialectical process. In this kind of therapy, your therapist influences you. However, you also influence…
Description and History of Systemic Therapy
The history of systemic therapy is important because many psychologists use it in individual, couple, and family therapy, as well…
The Brief Strategic Therapy by Giorgio Nardone
Giorgio Nardone conceived the brief strategic therapy as an alternative to long therapies that don't achieve effective results in the…
What's the Draw a Person in the Rain Test About?
The Draw-a-Person-in-the-Rain test is one of the best-known projective instruments, along with others such as the Rorschach test or the…
The Benefits of Music Therapy for Autistic Children
Did you know that music therapy has quickly become a tool used in autism therapy? It stimulates both hemispheres of…
Equine-Assisted Therapy: Benefits, Uses, and Disciplines
The therapeutic options available to people with some kind of disorder or disability are growing. One approach that can help…
Obsessive Thoughts: Schwartz's Four Step Model
Obsessive thoughts seem to have a will of their own. In most cases, you try to slow them down or…
Interoceptive Exposure Therapy in Panic Disorder
When people suffer crises of panic or distress, they might seek medical help. Normally, primary care physicians look after these…
Emotional Dependency - What It Is and How to Overcome It
Most of our patients have therapy goals related to being more independent within a relationship. In other words, they want…
Logotherapy: Living a Meaningful Life
Living a meaningful life doesn't mean orienting your entire existence towards the search for your own happiness. Instead, it's about…
Schizophrenia and Family Therapy
The importance of family involvement in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia gained traction in the 1950s. In his studies,…