Therapy is an important part of mental health care. Working with a therapist can be an effective way to treat chronic mental health conditions like anxiety, depression or trauma, and everyday concerns ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I am continuing my ongoing series about the ...

DBT is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that was first developed in the 1980s by psychologist Marsha Linehan, PhD, at the University of Washington in Seattle, according to the Association ...

The most common number of talk-therapy sessions that people attend in their lifetime is one. That very first meeting with a mental-health practitioner is usually focused on asking the patient ...

Children and teens have not yet fully developed the skills needed to identify, understand, and cope with stressors. As a result, they may experience unease, emotional distress, or a diminished sense ...

People call therapy a journey for a reason. It can be daunting just to make the leap and select a therapist, make an appointment, and go to your first session. But one session doesn’t mean you reached ...

Just before the holidays in 2025, Julie Hart felt stuck. A nagging problem she had struggled with for years left her ruminating all day and questioning nearly everything she had ever said, done or ...

Childhood trauma can affect people in various ways. There are many therapy options to help treat the effects of this trauma. A child can experience trauma in many ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine the use of generative AI and ...

Have you ever sunk into the couch at your therapist's office, given a report of the week, and scheduled for next week without a sense of knowing where you are going in therapy or how well you are ...