Communication is one of the major skills covered in cognitive behavioral therapy. Although therapy is often with an individual, relationship problems are a common focus of treatment. Helping someone ...

Aversion therapy (AT) is a behavioral therapy that involves repeatedly pairing an undesirable behavior with an unpleasant experience with the goal of discouraging the undesirable behavior. Other names ...

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Enduring traumatic experiences may have a long lasting impact on mental health. Trauma may arise from one-off or recurring incidents, making regulating emotions and behaviors challenging. When people ...

DBT was originally developed to help people with thoughts of suicide manage overwhelming distress. DBT teaches you to replace unhelpful behaviors with skills like mindfulness and distress tolerance.

During cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for alcohol use disorder (AUD), a person may discuss factors that contribute to their condition and learn alternative coping mechanisms. AUD is a form of ...

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Her approach is collaborative and structured, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and EMDR, while offering additional therapeutic methods when ...