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…
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EXPRESS SUCIDAL THOUGHTS TO YOUR THERAPIST?
What happens when you tell your therapist that you are having thoughts of suicide? The first and foremost thing your therapist is going to want to know is what level of risk you are. That determines where things go, if you’re not immediate risk and…
SYMPHONY OF SELVES BOOK REVIEW
This is a book review for your symphony of selves: discover and understand more of who we are. I love this parts perspective. I’m a therapist that works from this part’s perspective so I’m looking at this book from that angle. This book not only…
WAKE UP BETTER!
How do you wake up better? Do you have trouble waking up in the morning? Here is something that can help. It can pose a love hate relationship; you will love it because it works, but you may hate it because it works. The NASA…
DO YOU HAVE DID?
Do you have DID or dissociative identity disorder? If you’re wondering if you have multiple personalities or dissociative identity disorder, I will say that it is common for people to recognize different aspects of who they are, different part of their personalities. Of course, you’re…
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…
THE POWER OF POSSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS
What are positive affirmations and why should you care? Positive affirmations are things that you tell yourself out loud, like qualities about yourself, or things that you want to become true. Someone may say every single day a list of things that they aspire to…