TherapyDen - Treatment Orientation

What is culturally competent therapy?

Shaysa Villa, LCSW
Jun 23, 2019 · Treatment Orientation

Are Surrogate Partners Sex Coaches?

Rachael Carey and Andy Robinson, CSPTP & CTH
Jan 31, 2019 · Love Lessons

Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) are estimated to represent 50% of clients in therapy

Patricia Young, MSW, LCSW
Jan 01, 2019 · Mood and Feelings

It is estimated that 50% of the clients we see in therapy are Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs). Why is this important for therapists to know this? Is being a Highly Sensitive Person really a thing?

Working with Self-Harm & Self-Destructive Behaviors

Stacy Ruse (Founder), LPC, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, EMDR & DBT Certified
Jan 01, 2019 · Mood and Feelings

Whether you are working with your own self-harming- or self-destructive- behaviors, or with a client’s, it is imperative to validate that the self-harm has a function. Although it may seem contradictory, it is protective in nature. Honoring that the behaviors are protective is an essential step toward healing.

Working with LGBTQ and Hard-of-Hearing Clients - from the Perspective of a Hard-of-Hearing and Gay Therapist

Patrick Tully, LMFT 115115
Dec 18, 2018 · Mood and Feelings

In Defense of Addicts

Andy Sussman, LCSW
Nov 11, 2018 · Mood and Feelings

What is Anxiety and What Can I Do About It?

Cheryl Deaner, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Oct 11, 2018 · Mood and Feelings

The Havening Techniques® : Putting the Decade of the Brain to Work in Mental Health Treatment

Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.A.
Oct 11, 2018 · Treatment Orientation

Are you a patient or a client?

Kimberly Mathis, LMFT
Jun 11, 2018 · Treatment Orientation

Clients often call asking to make a “new patient appointment,” though I never use the term "patient" when talking about the individuals who work with me. Let’s talk about the impact of words on the therapeutic relationship and how that relationship manifests in my own practice.