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Understanding psychotherapy and how it works Learn how to choose a psychologist, how therapy works, how long it lasts, and what should and shouldn’t happen during psychotherapy Last updated: December 12, 2023 Date created: November 1, 2012 32 min read
What is EMDR therapy and why is it used to treat PTSD? Unlike other treatments that focus on directly altering the emotions, thoughts, and responses resulting from traumatic experiences, EMDR therapy focuses directly on the memory and is intended to change the way the memory is stored in the brain, thus reducing and eliminating the problematic symptoms EMDR therapy is also time-limited, she added
Psychotherapy works - American Psychological Association (APA) Psychotherapy: Understanding group therapy How to help in an emotional crisis Understanding psychological testing and assessment Has psychotherapy taken a back seat to medication? Understanding psychotherapy and how it works Psychotherapy: Myths versus reality Information about insurance coverage for psychological services
Relationship advice from a couple psychologist Anthony Chambers, PhD, talks about how couple therapy works, when it’s useful, when couples are most likely to break up, and why it’s helpful to think of talking with your partner as a game of catch rather than a tennis match
Research Shows Psychotherapy Is Effective But Underutilized Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives
What Is Exposure Therapy? - American Psychological Association (APA) Exposure therapy is thought to help in several ways, including: Habituation : Over time, people find that their reactions to feared objects or situations decrease Extinction : Exposure can help weaken previously learned associations between feared objects, activities or situations and bad outcomes
Treatments for PTSD - American Psychological Association (APA) The guideline recommends offering patients three interventions, all of which are variations of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) The information below about the recommended interventions is intended to provide clinicians with a basic understanding of the specific treatment approach
Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) - American Psychological Association (APA) Works to help people overcome the consequences of experiencing trauma, particularly violence and conflict One primary mechanism is providing narrative exposure therapy to people living in resettlement camps in war torn and conflict ridden areas
Psychotherapy: Understanding group therapy Benefits of group therapy Joining a group of strangers may sound intimidating at first, but group therapy provides benefits that individual therapy may not Psychologists say, in fact, that group members are almost always surprised by how rewarding the group experience can be Groups can act as a support network and a sounding board