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Fundamental Attribution Error: Shifting the Blame Game
We all try to make sense of the behaviors we observe in ourselves and others. However, sometimes this process can be marred by cognitive biases [...]
Humanistic Therapy: Unlocking Your Clients’ True Potential
Humanism recognizes the need of the individual to achieve meaning, purpose, and actualization in their lives (Rowan, 2016; Block, 2011). Humanistic therapy was born out [...]
12 Myths & Misconceptions About Positive Psychology
Positive psychology is a fast-growing, emergent discipline within psychology. Technically, positive psychology is still in its salad days, passing the 25 year mark since its [...]
Can a Disorganized Attachment Style Be Overcome?
No individual needs to be defined by the actions or behavior of their parents. However, the attachment strategies we form early in our lives for [...]
How to Become an ADHD Coach: 5 Coaching Organizations
The latest figures suggest that around 1 in 20 people globally has ADHD, although far fewer are actively diagnosed (Asherson et al., 2022). Attention-deficit hyperactivity [...]
Dysregulation: Navigating Through Emotional Turmoil
As mental health professionals, we often find emotional dysregulation at the heart of our clients’ challenges. Like a yoyo, the ups and downs of emotions [...]
9 Childhood Trauma Tests & Questionnaires
Childhood trauma is a difficult topic to navigate. We don’t like to think, or talk, about children being hurt. But if we’re working with clients [...]
Circadian Rhythm: The Science Behind Your Internal Clock
Circadian rhythms are the daily cycles of our bodily processes, such as sleep, appetite, and alertness. In a sense, we all know about them because [...]
Childhood Trauma & Its Lifelong Impact: 12 Resources
Childhood trauma casts a long shadow, shaping the lives of individuals long after the events themselves have passed. As therapists, understanding the profound impacts of [...]
Halo Effect: Why We Judge a Book by Its Cover
Even though we may consider ourselves logical and rational, it appears we are easily biased by a single incident or individual characteristic (Nicolau, Mellinas, & [...]