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The Therapeutic Relationship In Child Psychotherapy

Child psychotherapy is a form of psychiatric treatment that can be effective in treating a wide range of issues from emotional and behavioral problems in young children, to mental health ailments in adolescents and young adults. Clinicians often include the…

NormanDecember 6, 2022

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How Physical Environment Affects Your Teen’s Mental Health

Mental health refers to one’s emotional, cognitive, and behavioral well-being. The World Health Organization (WHO) explains mental health as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of…

NormanDecember 6, 2022

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Therapist Responsiveness And Patient Engagement In Therapy

The American Psychological Association explains that “responsiveness in psychotherapy is recognized as a ubiquitous characteristic of therapist–client interaction and dialogue.” Responsive therapists, or clinicians, are alert, attuned, approachable, and fully present with their clients. They are adept at setting aside…

NormanDecember 6, 2022

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What Are Mindfulness Activities For Kids?

Mindfulness, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is “a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.” Although many people consider mindfulness to be a…

NormanDecember 5, 2022

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Gestalt Therapy: Introduction, How It Works and Its Benefits

Gestalt therapy is an approach to psychotherapy that is now one of the primary forms of humanistic therapy. It was founded in the 1940s by Fritz Perls, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and his then-wife, psychotherapist Laura Perls. It was originally designed as…

NormanDecember 5, 2022

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How Reflective Parenting Can Help Your Teen Thrive

Reflective Parenting, as explained by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, “is a model of parenting which focuses on the application of theoretical ideas from mentalization, attachment theory and reflective functioning in promoting positive outcomes for children’s…

NormanDecember 5, 2022

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What Therapy Works Best For Teenagers?

Adolescence is a time in one’s life that is filled with difficult lessons, emotional growth, physical and emotional maturation, surging hormones, and a newfound need for autonomy. Children are faced with countless trials and tribulations, many of which they are…

NormanDecember 5, 2022

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Why Treatment Engagement Is Important In CBT

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was developed in the 1960s by psychiatrist, Aaron Beck. It is a structured, short-term form of psychotherapy. Through his studies, he came to realize that there was an undeniable and imperative link between an individual’s thoughts…

NormanNovember 24, 2022

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Commonly Seen Symptoms In A Child With Depression?

Depression has become an integral term used in American society to describe sadness. However, depression, also known as major depressive disorder (MDD) or clinical depression, is listed as a neurological illness in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,…

NormanNovember 22, 2022