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Gray divorce: What to do when your marriage ends later in life

December 1, 2023 | Written by Amye Archer, MFA | Featuring Regina Koepp, PsyD, ABPP, and Stephanie Han, PhD

When you end a marriage later in life, it’s common to feel scared, anxious, or lonely. Learn how to move through this hard situation and come out stronger.

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Aging Divorce Relationships

Managing therapist burnout

November 30, 2023 | Published by Psychotherapy Networker

How do we hit the reset button as we begin a new year? Research on burnout across professions says the answer isn’t less work but rather more meaning and an...

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Boundaries Burnout Mindfulness Work

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Advocating for your K-12 child with disabilities

November 30, 2023 | Written by Amye Archer, MFA | Featuring Sharon Saline, PsyD

Many school districts offer resources for K-12 kids with disabilities. Learn more about the kinds of support that may be available to your family.

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Children Disabilities Education Family Parents School Self-Advocacy Teens

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Existential therapy

November 30, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Existential therapy helps people explore issues like meaning, freedom, and mortality. It can used on its own or as a framework for other types of therapy.

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Self-Awareness Self-Development Types of Therapy

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Dissociation: Symptoms, risk factors, and treatment

November 29, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Dissociation is a mental state in which a person feels disconnected from their body or reality. It can range in intensity from daydreaming to memory loss.

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Disorders Dissociation

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Neurodiversity: What it means and why it matters

November 28, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Neurodiversity is the idea that some brains process information differently than others, and that these differences should be embraced and celebrated.

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Autism Disabilities Neurodiversity

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’Tis the season for holiday stress and anxiety

November 22, 2023 | Written by Elise Burley

Most of us feel some level of stress around the holidays. These suggestions can help you cope with busy schedules, family dynamics, loneliness, and more.

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Anxiety Holidays Stress

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Compulsive shopping: Symptoms, causes, and treatment

November 22, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Compulsive shopping is an impulsive behavior that can harm your finances and your relationships. Learn about the signs and how to seek help.

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Addiction Behaviors Disorders Guilt Money Shopping

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What is mental health?

November 21, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Taking care of your mental health is a lifelong journey. Learn what strong mental health looks like, how to maintain it, and how to get help along the way.

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Mental Health Resources Self-Care

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What does it mean to decolonize therapy?

November 17, 2023 | Written by Amye Archer, MFA | Featuring Shawna Murray-Browne, PhD, LCSW-C

A mental health movement is underway to center the historically excluded voices and healing practices of Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color.

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For Therapists Identity Race Racial Trauma