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Therapy

  1. how does that make you feel
    Does Your Therapy Need More Tarot?Jessica Dore thinks so.
    By Katie Heaney
  2. science of us
    How to Break Up With Your TherapistIt might be intimidating, but not impossible.
    By Katie Heaney
  3. how does that make you feel
    What to Do If Your Therapist Gives You Bad AdviceAnd how to tell when it happens.
    By Cari Romm
  4. how does that make you feel
    5 Questions to Ask at Your First Couples Therapy SessionA guide for beginners.
    By Cari Romm
  5. science of us
    A Beginner’s Guide to Cognitive Behavioral TherapyNot all therapies are alike.
    By Katie Heaney
  6. it's complicated
    Being Hangry Almost Destroyed My RelationshipA story of food, fights, and plenty of therapy.
    By Rae Nudson
  7. science of us
    A Sex Therapist on How She’d Approach the Sexual Problems in On Chesil BeachWhat happens when one half of a couple wants sex and the other never does?
    By Cari Romm
  8. science of us
    7 Therapists on What to Do When You Feel LonelyA new study highlights how widespread loneliness really is. Here’s how to make yourself feel better when it hits.
    By Cari Romm
  9. how does that make you feel
    Why Do I Still Feel Guilty for Ghosting My Therapist?So much for working on those communication skills.
    By Allie Volpe
  10. crime
    A Therapist Who Saw the Nanny Just Before the Murders TestifiesShe complained of anxiety, a racing heart, and financial stress.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  13. how does that make you feel
    Can Journaling Be a Substitute for Therapy?I’d been writing down my thoughts for more than a decade before deciding I needed new ways to manage my anxiety.
    By Jamie Friedlander
  14. how does that make you feel
    How to Feel When Your Therapist Cries in Front of YouShedding tears during a session used to be taboo, but more and more therapists are using their own emotions to help clients open up.
    By Juli Fraga
  15. how does that make you feel
    The Same Traits That Make a Good Therapist Also Make a Bad OneA new study found that the same behaviors people loved in their therapists were also the ones that they said turned them off.
    By Ilana Strauss
  16. how does that make you feel
    How to Know When It’s Time to Leave Your TherapistTherapy isn’t supposed to be forever.
    By Sherry Amatenstein
  17. how does that make you feel
    A Therapist on Learning to Empathize Without Burning OutBecause truly caring about someone else’s problems can be draining.
    By Ellen Hendriksen
  18. how does that make you feel
    I’m a Therapist, But I’m Not Your TherapistIt’s tricky when your job means your friends want you to solve all their problems.
    By Kathleen Smith
  19. how does that make you feel
    How to Gently Convince Your Friend to Go to TherapyTips for a tricky conversation.
    By Susie Neilson
  20. science of us
    A Therapist on That Awkward Sex Scene in ‘Cat Person’Talking through turn-ons and the tenuous nature of attraction.
    By Susie Neilson
  21. how does that make you feel
    8 Women on Therapy Horror StoriesMost of the time, therapy is a healthy experience. Most of the time.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  22. how does that make you feel
    A Beginner’s Guide to Finding the Right TherapistPutting your mental health in the right hands.
    By Kristin Wong
  25. sexology
    The Therapists Helping Sexual-Trauma Survivors Relearn to Love Sex“I can say without a doubt, clinically, the first step is self-pleasure.”
    By Sofia Barrett-Ibarria
  26. tv microtrends
    TV Finally Figured Out Black Women Go to TherapyIs Nola Darling’s therapist taking new clients?
    By Allison P. Davis
  27. psychology
    Why the Mother-Daughter Relationship in Lady Bird Feels So RealLady Bird is the rare film that fully acknowledges the complexity of parent-child relationships.
    By Anna Silman
  28. what your therapist really thinks
    Dear Therapist: Should I Have a Baby Alone If I Can’t Find a Partner?There’s a difference between “I want” and “I’m afraid to want.”
    By Lori Gottlieb
  29. what your therapist really thinks
    Dear Therapist: ‘My Therapist Won’t Let Me Break Up With Her!’We’ve all been in situations where we convince ourselves that we can’t leave.
    By Lori Gottlieb
  30. what your therapist really thinks
    ‘I Love My Girlfriend. So Why Do I Keep Cheating on Her?’The people you run to can’t give you what you want, Lori Gottlieb writes in this week’s What Your Therapist Really Thinks.
    By Lori Gottlieb
  31. the people's pope
    Even the Pope Went to TherapyIt helped him “clarify some things.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  32. sex diaries
    The Marketing Assistant Drunk-Texting Her Creative DirectorThis week’s sex diary.
    By The Cut
  33. How Cell Phones Are Changing the Therapist-Patient RelationshipA psychiatrist’s thoughts on bringing smartphones into a session.
    By Benjamin Cheney
  34. keeping up with the royals
    Prince Harry Reveals He Sought a Therapist to Cope With Princess Diana’s Death“I have probably been very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  37. advice
    Ask Polly: What Does Love Feel Like?Get a dog and find out!
    By Heather Havrilesky
  38. Real-Life Therapists Love the Big Little Lies TherapistIn appreciation of Dr. Amanda Reisman.
    By Melissa Dahl
  39. Selena Gomez Speaks Out About TherapyThe singer revealed she has been seeing a therapist five days a week since leaving a Tennessee psychiatric facility.
    By Lisa Ryan
  40. A New Book Tells the Story of the Iconic Inkblot TestThe Rorschach test promised, like an x-ray, to read the internal core of our specialness.
    By Casey Schwartz
  41. wellness theories
    Transparent’s Judith Light on Epsom Salts and Self-Awareness“Meditation isn’t just about going to a mountaintop.”
    By Judith Light as told to Susan Rinkunas
  42. The Potential Danger in Therapy Apps Like TalkspaceIf someone is contemplating suicide, is a text message enough?
    By Drake Baer
  43. 8 Therapists on Postelection Anxiety — Their Clients’ and Their OwnIt’s been a busy month.
    By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  44. mindfulness
    A Psychiatrist on Why Your Mind ‘Has a Mind of Its Own’“You don’t have a programmer, or a conductor — it’s just built into the nature of a complex system to have self-organization.”
    By Drake Baer
  45. sex diaries
    The Divorced Real-Estate Broker Whose Therapist Encourages PromiscuityThis week’s sex diary.
    By The Cut
  46. mental health
    Study Shows Why Teenage Girls Are More Likely to Develop PTSDTeenage boys and girls could benefit from different approaches in treatment.
    By Jenni Miller
  49. my two cents
    How Can I Afford Mental Health Care?More necessary now than ever.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  50. kim kardashian robbery
    Kim Kardashian Is in Therapy to Cope With Trauma From Violent RobberyShe’s reportedly “paranoid” and having trouble sleeping.
    By Lisa Ryan
  51. the science of dreams
    If Your Uncontrollable Life Is Making You Anxious, Try Controlling Your DreamsSome scientists believe that lucid dreaming may be useful as a therapeutic tool.
    By Melissa Dahl
  52. swellness
    12 People on Running As TherapyBecause running is free and shrinks aren’t.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  53. happiness
    To Get Happier, Focus on What Makes You MiserableA counterintuitive rejoinder to America’s get-happy-now craze.
    By David Marchese
  54. unwifeable
    How to Win at Marriage CounselingDo you want to be happy or be right? Be right, obviously.
    By Mandy Stadtmiller
  55. wellthy
    4 Mental-Health Apps That Are Cheaper Than TherapyJust add a couch.
    By Allison P. Davis
  56. therapy
    Maybe Even Your Therapist Finds Your Problems BoringYou’re talking about your issues with your family; he’s wondering what he’ll have for dinner.
    By Melissa Dahl
  57. advice
    Ask Polly: Why Do You Always Tell People to Go to Therapy?Having an objective listener makes a difference.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  58. therapy
    There’s a Shortage of Mental-Health Professionals in the U.S.So this explains why it’s so hard to find a good one.
    By Melissa Dahl
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