Mental Health Blog

Psychoeducation articles on attachment, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, and more.

Therapy Approaches
February 20, 2026

Brainspotting: What It Is and Who It Helps

David Grand was doing EMDR with a figure skater named Miki Andō who was struggling to land a jump. During the session, Grand noticed that...

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Therapy Approaches
February 20, 2026

Hypnotherapy: Separating the Science from the Myth

You’ve probably seen it on television: a swinging watch, a subject going glassy-eyed and slack, and then doing something ridiculous on command. When the hypnotist...

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Therapy Approaches
February 20, 2026

Sand Tray Therapy: Working Through the Unconscious

The client has been coming for six weeks. She talks fluently, intelligently, and at length about her childhood, her marriage, her anxiety. She understands, intellectually,...

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Therapy Approaches
February 20, 2026

Art Therapy: Why Creativity Can Unlock What Words Can’t

You can describe the car accident in sequence: where you were, how it happened, what you saw. But when you try to explain what it...

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Therapy Approaches
February 20, 2026

Play Therapy: How Children Heal Through Play

Your seven-year-old has stopped wanting to go to school. She cries most mornings, complains of stomachaches, and has been waking up at night. When you...

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Therapy Information
February 20, 2026

Trauma-Focused CBT: Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment

After something traumatic happens — whether to a child or an adult — the mind and body can get stuck in survival mode. Sleep won’t...

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Therapy Information
February 20, 2026

Motivational Interviewing: How Therapists Help You Find Your Own Reasons to Change

Nobody likes being told what to do. Even when the advice is sound, even when you’ve already thought about it yourself, there’s something about being...

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Therapy Information
February 20, 2026

Person-Centered Therapy: The Power of Being Truly Heard

Think about the last time someone really listened to you. Not waiting for their turn to talk. Not already forming a response. Not quietly judging....

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Therapy Information
February 20, 2026

What Is Attachment-Based Therapy? A Complete Guide

Picture a young child who reaches for a parent during a moment of fear, only to be met with irritation, dismissal, or nothing at all....

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Conditions & Disorders
February 20, 2026

Why Can’t I Motivate Myself to Do Anything?

You have things you need to do. Things you want to do — or at least, you know you used to want to do them....

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