HuffPost Why We Launched 'You Should See Someone,' A Series On Doing TherapyHuffPost - Lindsay HolmesA guide on how to start therapy, what to expect once you're there and how the whole process should be normalized. Checkups for your mind are just as important as those for your body. But you wouldn’t it
HuffPost How Do I Know If I Need Therapy?HuffPost - Maija KapplerThere are certain situations where mental health help can be incredibly useful. Here are some of them. This piece is part of HuffPost’s international series on therapy. It originally appeared on HuffPost
HuffPost How To Find The Right Therapist For YouHuffPost - Kelsey BorresenThis expert-backed advice will make the search for therapy less overwhelming. Working with a good therapist can bring about positive change in your life, but the road to finding “Dr. Right” can be bumpy
HuffPost 7 Questions Your Therapist Will Probably Ask During Your First SessionHuffPost - Kelsey BorresenHere's what to expect during the initial appointment so there are no surprises. So you just made your first therapy appointment. Maybe it’s your first session ever. Or maybe you’ve talked to someone in
HuffPost 7 People On The Best Advice They Learned In TherapyHuffPost - Jolie A. DoggettThose in therapy shared the most important lessons they’ve learned and how it's helped their mental health. The increase in the importance of self-care has given rise to a variety of Instagram influencers,
HuffPost Therapy Memes Are Transforming The Way We Talk About Mental HealthHuffPost - Monica TorresIn a therapy meme, the running gag is your mental health. But it's more than just laughs. Alyssa Limperis, a 29-year-old Los Angeles comedian, did not always joke about therapy. “Mental health can be real
HuffPost I'm Sick Of Explaining My Disability To My TherapistHuffPost - Clouds HaberbergA few months into seeing my new therapist, I am talking about the anxiety I experience when taking public transportation. For me, part of that anxiety is that my physical disability might cause me to and
HuffPost How To Tell If Your Child Needs TherapyHuffPost - Catherine PearsonA few key signs your child might need outside help, and how to get started. So many of the recent headlines about children and mental health are deeply distressing: Youth suicide attempts have doubled
HuffPost What To Talk About In Therapy When You Don't Have Anything Specific To SayHuffPost - Brittany WongTherapists share what to do if "nothing happened" since your last session -- and why that's ultimately a good thing. If you go to therapy regularly, you’ve likely talked about a range of issues. Therapy
HuffPost 19 Hilarious Tweets About Couples TherapyHuffPost - Caroline BolognaCouples therapy is a very helpful tool for partners facing all sorts of challenges. It can help you learn how to communicate better, resolve conflict more efficiently, maintain a healthy sex life and Honestly,
HuffPost How To Tell Your Boss You Need To Go To Therapy During Work HoursHuffPost - Monica TorresGo in with a plan so it's easy for your boss to say yes. When it came time to tell a former boss that I’d be going to a weekly therapy appointment, I agonized over the wording in my message. I was working
HuffPost What Exactly Is A 'Breakthrough' In Therapy?HuffPost - Kyli Rodriguez-CayroTherapists explain what progress looks like in sessions and offer advice on how to get there. If you scour the internet, it’s difficult to find a definitive explanation of what it means to have a “breakthrough”
HuffPost How Therapy Can Help Parents With Mental Health And StressHuffPost - Terri ColesYou prioritize your children's health, but don't forget about yourself, too. Traci Pirri is a trauma counselor, so you might assume she inherently knows how to prioritize mental health. But, while she
HuffPost The Best Places On The Internet For People Of Color To Talk About TherapyHuffPost - Jolie A. DoggettLooking for a safe space? Try one of these therapy and mental health resources. In December 2017, Joy Harden Bradford noticed there was a need among Black women for a place to unpack their lives and seek
HuffPost 13 Signs You're Sabotaging Your Own Progress In TherapyHuffPost - Krissy BradyTherapists reveal how to know if you're not getting the most out of your sessions and how to fix it. Therapy can be a super rewarding way to sift through the emotional baggage that’s holding you back.
HuffPost How To Know When You're Ready To Stop Therapy — And How To Do ItHuffPost - Jamie FeldmanThere are some do's and don'ts of taking a break from or leaving your therapist. Finding the right therapist is often likened to the dating process: It can be daunting, requires serious effort and is fulfilling
HuffPost When To Tell Someone You're Dating That You Go To TherapyHuffPost - Brittany WongIf you're unsure about how to bring up your experiences with your new partner, here's how to do it. Katie Roscher, a writer living in New York City, doesn’t shy away from talking about her therapy experiences
HuffPost I Went To Sibling Therapy With My Adult Sister And It Saved Our RelationshipHuffPost - Kelli DunhamI’ve had a Quaker therapist sit sweetly in her rainbowed office and suggest veganism as a cure for my sudden depression. I saw a palliative care psychotherapist for many months of grief counseling after
HuffPost What Therapists Are Legally Obligated To Report Despite ConfidentialityHuffPost - Nicole PajerHere’s when mental health professionals need to report what a client does or says during a therapy session. Therapy is where you can share your deepest, darkest secrets, fears and vulnerabilities with
HuffPost My Husband And I Have A Great Marriage But We Still Go To Couples Therapy. Here's Why.HuffPost - Irina GonzalezWhen my now-husband and I had been dating for roughly eight months, we went to couples therapy. There was no huge issue that we needed to resolve or relationship-threatening problem on the horizon. We
HuffPost This Is How Mental Health Professionals Decompress From WorkHuffPost - Sandra LorenzoThis piece is part of HuffPost’s international series on therapy. It originally appeared on HuffPost France. A session with a therapist is often followed by an overwhelming sense of fatigue. Sharing your
HuffPost 5 Therapists On Why They Go To TherapyHuffPost - Jamie FeldmanWhat it's like to seek professional help when your job is to give it. Nearly half of U.S. households are home to at least one person who has sought mental health treatment. If you’re that person, chances
HuffPost What Happened When My Ex And I Did A Weeklong Therapy Session To ‘Consciously Uncouple’HuffPost - Desdemona DallasIn 2015, my already former partner and I decided to work out our differences by sitting down on a couch in a rural town in Colorado for a weeklong breakup therapy session. Getting to the therapist’s couch
HuffPost This Is What Therapy Is Like Around The WorldHuffPost - Nicole PajerExamining how countries like France, Italy and Mexico view mental health can help us understand why people see therapists. All around the world people are turning to mental health services, like therapy,
HuffPost I Fell In Love With My Therapist. Here's What Happened When I Told Her.HuffPost - Allyson Byers“I am so embarrassed to share this with you, but I have developed these romantic feelings towards you. I feel like I’m falling in love with you.” I was seated on the couch across from my therapist of years.
