Explainer: what is behavioural activation for depression? August 1, 2016 4.10pm EDT Behavioural activation rivals other therapies and medication in the treatment of depression.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment that helps patients understand the thoughts and feelings that influence behaviors. CBT is commonly used to treat a wide range of disorders, including phobias, addictions, depression, and anxiety.
If your family is going through a tough time -- whether it's from stress, anger, or grief-- family therapy can make a difference. It can help couples, children, or members of an extended family learn to communicate better and work through conflicts.
Group therapy provides psychotherapy treatment in a format where there is typically one therapist and six to twelve participants with related problems. Sometimes a therapist may recommend group therapy over individual psychotherapy for a variety of reasons.
Dynamic interpersonal therapy (or DIT for short) is a type of interpersonal therapy. Similarly to interpersonal therapy, DIT is a time-limited, structured therapy with a focus on interpersonal relationships.
In play therapy, whatever the reason for referral, the therapist has the opportunity to experience and actively deal with that problem in the immediacy of the child’s experiencing.