DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXTINCTION AND MEMORY RECONSOLIDATION
What is the difference between extinction and memory reconsolidation? Unfortunately, people don’t know enough about memory reconsolidation, and they loop it in and think it’s the same as extinction and it’s not. It’s different, if you’re a therapist you’re going to want to know these…
ASSESSING SUICIDALITY
This is for therapists to learn how to talk about suicide with your patients, primarily the assessment. There are different types of assessments that one can use for suicide risk. The best scale for suicide ideation that is very well researched is Columbia suicide severity…
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CRISIS INTERVENTION & THERAPY
What is the difference between therapy and crisis intervention? In a crisis intervention a lot of the rules go out the window. As a therapist if I have a client who’s in crisis, and they’re a danger to themselves or someone else I’m ethically obligated…
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED THERAPY
What is emotionally focused therapy? If you’re in a relationship you should probably know about this type of therapy. If you want to better your communication skills, you should probably know about this therapy. You want to better your connection with someone then yep, you…
HOW TO PREVENT SUICIDE
Suicide prevention and coping techniques are vitally important. In the United States suicide is the second leading cause of death of individuals between ages 10 and 34, and it is the fourth leading cause of death of individuals from 35 to 44. Half of these…
WHAT IS RELAXATION INDUCED ANXIETY?
What is relaxation-induced anxiety and what can you do about it? Relaxation-induced anxiety like the term seems so counter-intuitive. You’re supposed to be relaxing why is that causing anxiety? Why indeed. This is a thing particularly with PTSD or people who have had trauma. Different…
WHAT IS PARTS AND MEMORY THERAPY?
What is parts and memory therapy? Parts and memory therapy holds the assumption that some of our emotional responses to things are learned. If we can go back to these moments and take the emotions out of the memory our present emotional response isn’t as…
ARE THERAPISTS A BUNCH OF QUACKS?
Are therapists a bunch of quacks? Like dude just get over it you don’t have to feel feelings. The problem is if you take that emotion whatever you’re feeling you just suppress it, it can build up and then you just get mad over dumb…
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Have you seen the show Moonnight on Disney plus? The show does a good job about showing the features of someone who has dissociative identity disorder or DID. This is a real thing that has been studied for many years. How does something like this…
What is DBT?
What is Dialectical behavioral therapy or DBT? This type of therapy that is helpful for several things like emotional dysregulation, or certain diagnoses such as borderline personality disorder. It is a mesh between a class the client takes and individual therapy they receive. In this…