The Internal Family Systems Model (IFS) is an approach to individual psychotherapy that was developed by Richard C. Schwartz in the 1980s. It combines systems thinking with the view that the mind is made up of relatively discrete subpersonalities. Each of the sub personalities have their own unique viewpoint and qualities. The sub-personalities consist of […]

Serious emotional disorders (SED) mean the presence of recognizable behavioral, or emotional disorder that impair function and interferes with the child’s functioning in family, school, or community activities. SEDs affect many children and interfere with their daily lives. People with this condition have inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health […]

Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work. Epigenetic changes are reversible and do not change your DNA sequence. However, such changes can alter how the body reads a DNA sequence. While genetic changes can alter which protein is made, epigenetic changes affect […]

Life course theory is a multidisciplinary paradigm for the study of people’s lives, structural contexts, and social change. It also refers to a sequence of socially defined events and roles that the individual enacts over time. This approach encompasses ideas and observations from disciplines such as history, sociology, demography, developmental psychology, biology, and economics. Life […]

Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) is an innovative therapeutic approach for trauma. It is a biological model designed to teach wellness skills. The skills help clients to regulate emotional and physical states and reprocess traumatic experiences. This model also teach clients how to read the sensations connected to their distress and trauma. Through the TRM, client can […]

Stress inoculation therapy (SIT) is a type of psychotherapy or talk therapy that is used for people diagnosed with PTSD. It was developed in the 1980s by psychologist Donald Meichenbaum. SIT is approved for managing anxiety surrounding potentially stress-inducing events. This therapy prepares participants for stress-inducing scenarios so that they would experience less anxiety when a […]

Reminiscence Therapy (RT) involves the discussion of past activities, events and experiences with another person or group of people, usually with the aid of tangible prompts such as photographs, household and other familiar items from the past, music and archive sound recordings. It involves recalling past events as returning to these past incidents makes people […]

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of talk therapy for people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. This therapy is adaped for people who experience emotions very intensely. “Dialectical” means combining opposite ideas. DBT focuses on helping people accept the reality of their lives and their behaviors, as well as helping them learn to change […]

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is an evidence-based approach to treat mood disorders. The goal of this therapy is to improve the quality of a client’s interpersonal relationships and social functioning. It also aims to help reduce overall distress. One of the areas that IPT addresses is interpersonal deficits, including social isolation or involvement in unfulfilling relationships. […]

Erikson’s Stages of Development is a theory introduced in the 1950s by the psychologist and psychoanalyst Erik Erikson. This theory builds upon Freud’s theory of psychosexual development by drawing parallels in childhood stages. The model also expanded it to include the influence of social dynamics and the extension of psychosocial development into adulthood. The model […]

Adjustment disorders are excessive reactions to stress that are characterized by negative thoughts, strong emotions and changes in behavior. The conditions affect how individuals feel and think about themselves and the world around them. The common symptoms include feeling hopeless, not enjoying things you used to enjoy, crying often, irritability, trouble sleeping, suicidal ideation, difficulty […]

Cyclothymia or cyclothymic disorder is a mood disorder that causes emotional ups and downs, but they’re not as extreme as those in bipolar I or II disorder. People with cyclothymia experience periods of mood shifts up and down from their baseline. This means that one may feel on top of the world for a time, […]

Fibromyalgia is a health condition in which people experience musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. It amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain and spinal cord process painful and nonpainful signals. The symptoms of this condition begin after an event, such as physical trauma, surgery, infection or significant psychological […]

Gender dysphoria is the feeling of discomfort or distress that might occur in people whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth or sex-related physical characteristics. Gender dysphoria symptoms include a difference between gender identity and genitals or secondary sex characteristics, such as breast size, voice and facial hair. Also, a strong desire […]

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. It is believed that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way the brain and spinal cord process painful and nonpainful signals. Symptoms often begin after an event, such as physical trauma, surgery, infection or significant psychological stress. […]

Gender dysphoria is the feeling of discomfort that occur in people whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth or sex-related physical characteristics. This discomfort is common among people wwho identify with transgender. Some transgender and gender-diverse people feel at ease with their bodies, with or without medical intervention. A diagnosis includes the […]

Existential therapy focuses on free will, self-determination, and the search for meaning—often centering on the individual rather than on their symptoms. The approach emphasizes a person’s capacity to make rational choices and to develop to their maximum potential. Some practitioners regard existential therapy as an orientation toward therapy, not a distinct modality, per se. This type of therapy […]

Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health disorder that is marked by a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression or mania. The two types of schizoaffective disorder are Bipolar type and Depressive type. Bipolar type includes episodes of mania and sometimes major depression while depressive type […]