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Phases of EMDR

What are the 8 Phases of EMDR?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is unlike other types of psychotherapy. Designed in the 1980s to help with healing trauma, EMDR is also an effective treatment for many other conditions. However, it is not focused on talk. Rather, EMDR relies on something called bilateral stimulation. In a nutshell, both…
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DBT Techniques

What are DBT Techniques?

When therapeutic approaches include fancy words, they can put people off. But Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is too important to be dismissed. Don’t let the name fool you. This treatment has a lot to do with simply doing the work. It’s intensive and includes several components. For example, besides one-on-one…
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

How CBT Helps Depression

Depression is a common mental health disorder. It’s more than feeling down or sad. It’s more about a long-term mood that affects all aspects of one’s life. Symptoms range from fatigue and irritability to the inability to complete basic daily functions. Left unchecked, depression can lead to self-harm and suicidal…
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ADHD Affects Relationships

5 Ways ADHD Affects Relationships

Generally speaking, the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) fall into two categories. There is inattentiveness. This often manifests in a lack of concentration. Secondly, you have hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Of course, some folks with ADHD struggle with both types of symptoms. It doesn’t take much to understand how…
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Depression-Related Weight Gain

How to Cope with Depression-Related Weight Gain

The world we live in puts a heavy emphasis on physical attractiveness and slim bodies. It’s almost impossible to avoid seeing fitness influencers with sculpted bodies, a celebrity discussing the latest fad diet, or ads for miracle weight loss products. Not only does this create anxiety and, sometimes, lead to…
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Anxiety

Why is There So Much Anxiety Around Adulting?

Long before the word “adulting” entered our vocabulary, there was anxiety about the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Perhaps we have a separate word for it now because, well, things have gotten trickier in a lot of ways. In a 2021 study, 70 percent of Americans said today’s young adults…
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Unexpected Depression

Why Retirement Can Lead to Unexpected Depression

Most people know that life’s major transitions can be extremely stressful. People expect to be challenged during a marriage or separation. Relocating or switching jobs is also commonly understood to involve pressure. But retirement can sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Retirement is far too often summed up as someone…
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Infidelity Affect Relationships and online therapy

How Does Online Infidelity Affect Relationships?

Infidelity has been an issue in monogamous relationships for as long as human history can remember. But with the advent of the internet and social media, a new form of cheating has emerged: online infidelity. While traditional forms of infidelity involve physical intimacy with someone outside of the relationship, online…
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ADHD

Loving Someone with ADHD: How You Can Help Your Partner

Relationships can be hard for those with ADHD or those in a relationship with someone who has ADHD. Because the ADHD brain functions a little differently than a neurotypical brain, it can lead to communication errors, behavioral misunderstandings, emotional turmoil, and more. However, it’s entirely possible for relationships to thrive…
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