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Types of Therapy

Articles on therapies and modalities that can be used in both clinical or positive psychology centered coaching or therapy sessions.

Music Therapy

What is Music Therapy and How Does It Work?

Have you ever been going about your daily business, when all of a sudden you hear a song that takes you right back to a [...]

4 Components of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis: A History of Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory

You’ve almost certainly heard of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis, but if you’re like most people, you’re not really sure what psychoanalysis is. You might also [...]

Advances in Relational Frame Theory

What is Relational Frame Theory? A Psychologist Explains

Have you ever thought about the amazing ability of humans to create associations between words—which are really just arbitrary combinations of sounds—and objects, events, and [...]

behavioural activation

Behavioral Activation Therapy: 14+ Techniques & Worksheets

Behavioral activation (BA) is a therapeutic intervention that is often used to treat depression. Behavioral activation stems from a behavioral model of depression that conceptualizes [...]

Interactive Guided Imagery Therapy

What is Interactive Guided Imagery Therapy? (Incl. Scripts)

Interactive Guided ImagerySM (IGISM) is a specific type of guided imagery (a practice relying on visualization) overseen by the Academy for Guided Imagery. Guided imagery [...]

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

7+ Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Worksheets

How do we deal with trauma? We all encounter trauma of one kind or another, but we are generally adept at coping with our mini-traumas. [...]

Mental health treatment goals

Mental Health Treatment Plans: Templates, Goals & Objectives

Planning – some of us love it, some of us hate it, and some of us just don’t have any idea how to do it! [...]

writing therapy

Writing Therapy: How to Write and Journal Therapeutically

Have you ever been feeling low, down in the dumps, stuck in a rut, or just plain stressed out? Of course, the answer to that [...]

Solution-Focused Therapy

What is Solution-Focused Therapy: 3 Essential Techniques

Imagine this scenario: You work at a company that produces widgets. You’re at an important business meeting, and you’re there to discuss some problems your [...]

reality therapy

Reality Therapy: Techniques, Choice Theory & WDEP Model

Needs – we all have them, and we all have many different kinds of needs. Of course, sometimes what we think are needs are actually [...]

3 Positive CBT Exercises (PDF)