Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist (2024)

Feeling stuck with a case as an emotionally focused therapist? Here are five lessons from a supervisor's perspective to help you work smarter, not harder.

Weight loss drugs are transforming many people physically. But how we feel about them is an important side effect.

Toxic workplace tactics like threats and sacrifice may boost short-term productivity, but at a severe human cost.

We hear a lot of talk about the need to work together as a team as partners and parents, but what does that mean? Here are some key principles and ways to get there.

Many people fail to see the connection between childhood trauma and adult-life thoughts and actions. Thus, they may think of themselves as crazy.

The question of whether a therapist can or should provide conjoint individual and couples therapy is a hotly debated issue with no clear guidelines or answers.

Is the selfie a way to authenticate the self?

Personal Perspective: What can you do when you’re pretty sure someone is upset with you, but they won’t tell you what's really going on?

You turn to self-hatred because it's easier than hating everybody else. Maybe if you hate yourself, you have the power to change what can happen. Emotional chaos is overwhelming.

Mature intimacy is the ability to “feel, together.” Here are six practices for deeper listening.

Personal Perspective: In a world of political rantings and accusations, embracing serenity provides a reserve of hope that helps to keep anger at bay.

You can develop a toolbox to get through your breakup, and it will help.

Explore the lesser-known parts of India’s key text on eroticism: the 'Kama Sutra.'

Chemistry pulls us in, but compatibility makes us stay.

Learning how to feel more connected to your partner is essential to a quality relationship.

If you feel stuck in victim identity, develop a healing identity fueled by the desire to improve your life. Appreciate your strengths, resilience, and capacity to heal your hurt.

Youth are aware of the impact of technology use on their mental health and general well-being. When parents are on the same page, youth have a better hope of navigating it well.

Stating "our truth" as an objective truth can create divisions within the community. Recognizing the difference between personal and universal truths facilitates inclusion.

Discover the latest advancements in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder, including innovative cognitive-behavioral and strategic therapies designed to enhance patient outcomes.

By reframing our relationship with the flora and fauna that surrounds us as “kin,” we can tap into the wisdom and interconnected web of all living beings and heal from grief.

Self-empathy is a commitment to being caring rather than shaming or punishing yourself, especially if you’ve made a mistake. Here's how to build it.

Authenticity is not found on a mountaintop in isolation, but in relation to others.

The psychological concept of flow offers a valuable perspective regarding the collection of art that enhances well-being and life satisfaction.

Community involvement through hobbies, volunteering, faith groups, and more can have a tremendous positive impact on your mental health.

An interview with Vasavi Kumar and Jyoti Chand on substance abuse in the South Asian community, and barriers to getting help.

Take the advice of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Robert Lefkowitz: Commit to testing alternative narratives to explain the facts.

Gen Z protestors have been accused of ignorance and naivete, but evidence suggests they're just as informed as older generations. Their priorities may simply be different.

Our relationships with other beings have the potential to be profoundly healing, as deep experiences of love, care, and co-regulation occur.

Music gives us what we need when we need it.