What to Expect When Seeking Therapy

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"From one of the leading thinkers on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, a pioneering set of simple practices to dissolve anxiety, stress, exhaustion, and unhappiness. Everyday life is so frantic and full of troubles that we have largely forgotten how to live a joyful existence. We try so hard to be happy that we often end up missing the most important parts of our lives. In Mindfulness, Oxford professor Mark Williams and award-winning journalist...

"Repetitive trauma during childhood can impact your emotional development, creating a ripple effect that carries into adulthood. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) is a physical and psychological response to these repeated traumatic events. A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD contains research-based strategies, tools, and support for individuals working to heal from their childhood trauma. You don’t have to be a prisoner of your past....

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"Healthy boundaries. We all know we should have them--in order to achieve work/life balance, cope with toxic people, and enjoy rewarding relationships with partners, friends, and family. But what do "healthy boundaries" really mean--and how can we successfully express our needs, say "no," and be assertive without offending others?"--

"Cada familia tiene su historia. Para algunos de nosotros, la familia de origen representa una base sólida que alimenta nuestra autoconfianza y nos ayuda a superar los retos de la vida. Para otros, además de ser una fuente de dolor, heridas y conflictos, es una carga para toda la vida. En esta guía, la exitosa terapeuta y experta en relaciones Nedra Glover Tawwab ofrece consejos claros para identificar los patrones familiares disfuncionales,...

"To fear is to be human. But fear can also keep us stuck living lives that are stale, stagnant, or downright miserable. In Stop Avoiding Stuff, three psychologists offer 25 "microskills" to help readers identify how their fears are holding them back. Drawing on proven-effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), readers will learn how to get comfortable with discomfort, do the very things that scare them, and use values-based action to live...

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"For women with anxiety, depression, and trauma, each day can feel like a battle. Using a unique blend of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and "superhero therapy," this one-of-a-kind guide helps women explore and process painful experiences, rewrite their "origin stories," and use mindfulness and self-compassion to tap into their own unique superpowers for lasting healing"--

"Boundaries are the ways we communicate our needs. They are what allow us to feel safe among strangers, in everyday interactions, and in our closest relationships. When we have healthy boundaries, we have a strong foundation in an uncertain world. And when someone crosses your boundaries, or you cross someone else's, the result range from unsettling to catastrophic. In this book, bestselling author Dr. Faith Harper offers a full understanding of issues...

"In The Zen of Therapy, Dr. Epstein reflects on a years worth of selected sessions with his patients and observes how, in the incidental details of a given hour, his Buddhist background influences the way he works. Meditation and psychotherapy each encourage a willingness to face life's difficulties with courage that can be hard to otherwise muster, and in this cross-section of life in his office, he emphasizes how therapy, an element of Western medicine,...