Psychodynamic therapy or psychotherapy is a therapeutic approach that focuses on unconscious processes, such as conflicts, defense mechanisms, repressed memories, and dreams. The technique was created by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud and further developed by his followers. It is based on the idea that people are motivated to avoid psychological pain or discomfort and therefore… Continue reading
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The Complete Guide to Art Therapy and How it Can Benefit Mental Wellbeing
Introduction It is often used for working through psychological conflicts and emotional issues. Art therapy is the “process of expressing oneself creatively to explore and gain insight into oneself.” It is used as a form of therapy for many reasons including mental health, physical health, or emotional reasons. Art therapy is the process of expressing… Continue reading
The Complete Guide to Art Therapy and How it Can Help You Reach Your Full Potential
Introduction and history of Art Therapy Art therapy is a type of psychotherapy which uses art as a means of expression. It is often used to explore feelings, thoughts, memories, or to express oneself.Art therapy began in the late 1940s by Dr. Jean S. Wirtz. She found that art therapy could help soldiers with PTSD,… Continue reading
What’s the Core Issue? How to Actually Change
At some point in our lives, we’ve all tried to make a change. Maybe it was a new diet or a new exercise routine, or maybe we decided to stop yelling at our kids or be kinder to our husband. We have been successful with some of these changes, but often our attempts to change… Continue reading
HOW TO TREAT INSOMNIA?
This is how we spend about a third of our lives. It plays an important role that we keep discovering and our brain and body demand every day, so the night before your final exam, a very important interview, or even the night before expressing your love to a person you like, you let it… Continue reading
How to Stop Beating Yourself Up 29/30 Self-Compassion
In this article you’re going to learn about how to use self-compassion as a powerful source of growth and change. And when I talk about self-compassion, I’m not talking about “Oh, just excuse yourself for your bad behaviors”; I’m saying “No, love yourself as you are, and that can be the greatest source of creating… Continue reading
Trauma-Informed Art Therapy
Welcome everyone .And I also work as a psychotherapist and art therapist in private practice. So today, I’d like to introduce a creative medium, clay. That can help you move out of the busyness of your mind and into your bodies. It’s what we call another bottom-up, top-down approach, where we can engage our senses,… Continue reading
Quick Tension Headache Relief
Do you suffer regularly from headaches? And are those headaches located at the back of your skull? Perhaps even over your temporals, and over your forehead? And does it also sometimes feel like you’re wearing a really tight cap. They’ve got this band like tension around your head. And do these headaches come on particularly… Continue reading
Signs of Anxiety That Often Go Unnoticed
Listen, do you sometimes have anxiety attacks? This may be normal before a first date or job interview, because these feelings often disappear after a while. But if your anxiety is persistent, this can be embarrassing. Continuing to feel intense anxiety, even after an appointment, a job interview, or talk, may indicate something else, an… Continue reading
Why Dental Therapy?
So from your own experience of having a therapist in your practice, what are the advantages for you, your team and your patients would you say? As practice owners we ultimately want the best patient care, you know, for the people that attend our practices. And when I set out to understand what the skill… Continue reading