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Various relaxation techniques are available to help in reduction of arousal. The first step is learning the technique under direct observation and instructions from the therapist, along with appropriate feedback from the therapist.

Hypnosis has been around since at least the 1700s and now after 300 years it is still a popular technique for therapy and entertainment. Gradually it gained attention as a highly effective, non-invasive and respected form of therapy. That's why as a hypnotist or a therapist, it is important to stay on top of current and emerging trends in hypnosis. And to help you stay ahead, we have listed out our predicted top 10 hypnosis trends in 2017 with their detailed insights.

During cognitive behavioural therapy the therapist is empathetic yet active and problem focused. During this process, the patients are also encouraged to participate actively in gaining an understanding of their problem.

Do you think that psychology is just for students, academics and therapists? Then think again. Because psychology is both an applied and a theoretical subject, it can be utilized in a number of ways.

There's no question that family secrets are destructive. But it matters mightily when and how you reveal them. Resist the temptation to handle them at transition times such as weddings, graduations, and new beginnings. As a family therapist, I'm a professional secret-keeper. I'm often ~the very first person with whom someone risks telling a longheld secret. Several decades of guiding people struggling with secrets have taught me that they have an awesome if paradoxical power to unite people--and to divide them.

Very interesting, positive review of psychiatrist Daniel J Siegle's new book on mindful for psychotherapists. 

Therapist Joe Lerner continues to work at resolving his own issues. In this latest installment he shares a couple of successes. Some worthwhile meditation books from Amazon are advertised - three of them are by Eknath Easwaran, a Hindu English professor who came to the US in the 60s. He gained a following as a meditation teacher, and like Joe, I appreciate his passage meditation approach. Seeing the Easwaran books tonight was like unexpectedly meeting an old friend.

Cognitive-bias modification may put the psychiatrist's couch out of business

Why the obsession with our kids' happiness may be dooming them to unhappy adulthoods. A therapist and mother reports.