June 8, 2016
Inclusion in tribes was a condition of survival in earlier eras of human history. As a result, our ancestors grew extremely sensitive to the threat of rejection from the group,… READ MORE
June 1, 2016
The goal of psychotherapy should be to increase a client’s psychological flexibility. When it comes to clients with emotion regulation disorders, research shows that experiential avoidance and distress intolerance are… READ MORE
May 25, 2016
Behavior change that is consistent with personal values is the purpose of psychotherapy. As teens begin to identify what’s important to them and take steps to behave in ways that… READ MORE
May 18, 2016
When you practice mindfulness as a way of life, over time you start to notice that your understanding of what it means will naturally deepen. You may find an increased… READ MORE
May 17, 2016
A Letter from Randy J. Paterson, PhD, author of our new book How to Be Miserable Clients (and others) are often tremendously motivated to engage in self-improvement. They go to three different… READ MORE
May 11, 2016
Values clarification is a critical part of any psychotherapy session. It may be more challenging for some teens than others, to get in touch with what matters to them. For… READ MORE
May 4, 2016
Editor’s note: The following is an interview with John Forsyth, PhD, one of the authors of the bestselling Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide to Breaking Free from… READ MORE
April 27, 2016
To be a good mindfulness teacher, or even to use mindfulness effectively with your clients, it’s important that you have your own personal practice. Luckily, the practice of psychotherapy has… READ MORE
April 20, 2016
When asked to describe their experience, people who suffer from anxiety more commonly cite a cluster of physical symptoms than emotional or mental sensations. Things like shortness of breath, muscle… READ MORE
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