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Psychotherapy & Counseling

7 Tips for Coping with Difficult People

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
 

A Process for Effective Decision Making

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

Alarming "You"s Or Disarming "I"s: Power Struggle Vs. Powerful Strategy

by Mark Gorkin, LICSW
 

An Action Plan Brings Life to the Decision Making Process

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

Can I Be Social Friends with My Therapist?

by Deborah G. Alicen, Ph.D.
 

Can Therapy Help? Part I

by Kevin Grold, Ph.D.
 

Can Therapy Help? Part II

by Kevin Grold, Ph.D.
 

Change Your Life: Ways to Relearn Right from Wrong

by LuAnn Pierce, MSW, CMSW
 

Character Traits: A Sense of Right and Wrong

by LuAnn Pierce, MSW, CMSW
 

Constructive Conflict Using Higher Power "I"s

by Mark Gorkin, LICSW
 

Diagnosis: But What Does It Mean?

by Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.
 

Experience Life

by Ruth Cherry, Ph.D.
 

Female Psychologists Report Sexual Harassment by Patients

by Robert deMayo, Ph.D.
 

Helping Hands: Understanding and Receiving Support

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

How to Choose a Therapist Part II

by Gail S. Bernstein, Ph.D.
 

How to Choose a Therapist Part I

by Gail S. Bernstein, Ph.D.
 

How to Sort Out Personality Types

by Turhan Canli, Ph.D., Zuo Zhao, Ph.D., John E. Desmond, Ph.D., Eunjoo Kang, Ph.D., James Gross, Ph.D., and John D.E. Gabrieli, Ph.D.
 

Hypnosis for Writers Block

by Bryan M. Knight, MSW, Ph.D.
 

I Have Very Low Self-Esteem, Would Psychotherapy Help?

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
 

I Repress My Feelings to the Point Where I Often Feel Emotionally Numb

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
 

I'm Out of Touch with My Emotions

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
 

Journal Writing and Self Help

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

Making Holiday Season More Meaningful

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
 

Now You Can Use Your Life Lessons Productively

by Linda Abbott Trapp, Ph.D.
 

Physician Assisted Suicide

by Darien S. Fenn, Ph.D. & Linda Ganzini, M.D.
 

Procrastination

by Ruth Cherry, Ph.D.
 

Quick Way to Defuse Verbal Violence

by Robert Hetrick, Ph.D.
 

Receiving and Giving Feedback

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

Resentment Toward the Religion of Youth

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
 

Self Help and Psychotherapy: A Layman's Guide

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

Social Attitudes and Genetics

by James M. Olson, Ph.D., Philip A. Vernon, Ph.D., Julie Aitken Harris, Ph.D. & Kerry L. Jang, Ph.D.
 

Steady Increase in Psychological Health Found after Age 30

by Constance J. Jones, Ph.D. and William Meredith, Ph.D.
 

Summary Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008

from the American Psychological Association Practice Organization
 

Taking Control of What You Know: An Academic Self Management Program

by William F. Ritchie, M.S., Ph.D.
 

Taming the Beast: Pathological Narcissism and the Quality of Life Part 1

by Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.
 

Taming the Beast: Pathological Narcissism and the Quality of Life Part 2

by Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.
 

The Courage to Find Freedom

by Tom Heuerman, Ph.D.
 

The Nature of Self Help

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

The Pursuit of Happiness Becomes True Happiness

by Norm Ephraim, Ed.D.
 

The Secret of Personal Responsibility

by Charles Garland, MBA
 

Today's Happy Single

by Sherry Obenauer, M.A., M.Ed.
 

Transforming "Tip of the Tongue" Experiences to Easier Memory Recall

by Lori E. James, Ph.D. & Deborah M. Burke, Ph.D.
 

Treating Aggressive and Violent Children

by Mike Stoolmiller, Ph.D., J. Mark Eddy, Ph.D. & John B. Reid, Ph.D.
 

Upset At the Thought of Therapy Ending

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
 

Using Popular Therapies to Resolve Difficult Issues

by Brendan F. Lloyd, BA. MHlthSc
 

Voice of a Therapist: Bird Savers and Other Endangered Species Part I

by Joni E. Johnston, Ph.D.
 

Voice of a Therapist: Bird Savers and Other Endangered Species Part II

by Joni E. Johnston, Ph.D.
 

What Is Ethical Contact During Counselling?

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.
 

What Makes People Happy? It's Not Money or Popularity

by Kennon M. Sheldon, Ph.D., Andrew J. Elliot, Ph.D. & Youngmee Kim, Ph.D.
 

When Clinical Hypnotherapy Can Be Helpful

by Marcus S. Robinson, D.C.H
 

When You Gotta Go

by Marc G. Schramm, Psy.D., C.G.P.
 

When Your Therapist Screws Up

by Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.
 

Who Else Wants Anger Help?

by Mark Gorkin, LICSW
 

Your Anger: What Is Anger? and Why? -- Plus Self Test

by Constance McKenzie, M.Ed., M.A., NCC, MAC, CBCC, CBAT
 

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