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How To Find the Right Therapist for You
This is a great question. A good way to start is to look at the therapists available in your area or online that and to scroll through their bios. Try to identify what therapeutic traits matter most...
May 15, 2012
kelliemontgomery
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The Lost Art of Journaling & How It Can Help
My first journal was lime green with a lace center, it had a picture of a blue vase of flowers and a lock and key- I was nine years old. I wrote in that journal off and one throughout middle school,...
May 10, 2012
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THERAPY TIPS

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Depression, Optimism, Motivation
Did you know that the way you explain negative events has a significant effect on your mood and motivation? If you view negative events as having causes that are personal, stable, and global, you are thinking like a pessimist. When the cause of a...
May 10, 2012
JacquelineM
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Eating Mindfully
Eating well has been an issue for centuries. Epictetus wrote, "Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent." (Easy for Epictetus to say; his time didn't have the bazillions of junk food temptations we do now.)...
May 10, 2012
JacquelineM

TYPES OF THERAPY

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Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy Oils for Depression Using plant essences for good health and a sense of well-being is an ancient practice. The essential oils used in aromatherapy are extracted from flowers, fruits, roots, needles, twigs, and bark. Aromatherapy is non-...
Mar 29, 2012
JacquelineM
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Conair Sound Therapy
Humans are made of mostly water, carbon, and minerals as is the earth. That is why listening to the sounds of nature has a calming, relaxing effect on us, and why the rhythms of nature can help us sleep. Our bodies naturally resonate to the noise of...
Mar 8, 2012
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COMMON PROBLEMS

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Reactive Attachment Disorder
Children require an emotional connection (attachment) to early caregivers to develop the skill of forming caring relationships. If a child does not develop an attachment to their caregiver(s) by the age of three years, it may be too late for their...
Apr 20, 2012
JacquelineM
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Cognitive Distortions
What Are Cognitive Distortions? If you look at something through a thick block of glass, the thing may be recognizable but the image will be distorted. You will not see it clearly. There are ways of thinking about things that work just like thick...
Feb 13, 2012
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