It’s a warm, sunny weekday evening in July in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia. Inside the Creekside Community Recreation Centre—which overlooks the Vancouver skyline—a group of more than 20 ...

Brainspotting is a type of psychotherapy typically used for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It involves finding a fixed-eye position that supports you in processing trauma or pain.

Have we truly uncovered the science behind how dance can help people both process their emotions and express them? Experts think they have. Savannah Weatherington, a licensed dance therapist, first ...

Mental health professionals are meeting clients in the kitchen to harness the therapeutic powers of cooking. Debra Borden, a therapist in New York, is part of a growing network of mental health ...

What if therapy didn’t have to be a lifelong commitment but rather focused on empowering you to navigate life on your own? While this idea might be controversial, it reflects one of the core tenets of ...

After my dad died unexpectedly, nothing seemed to touch the emotional and physical weight of the grief. It lived in my body—tight in my chest, heavy in my stomach, painful in my muscles. Traditional ...

Researchers have created an effective therapy for chronic pain that reduces pain intensity by focusing on emotional regulation. A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia ...

A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) shows that targeting emotional processing is key to treating and managing chronic pain. The study is based on a randomised ...

Viki tried talk therapy with a couple of therapists to process past trauma. But after about a year, she didn’t feel like it was going anywhere and hadn’t built up a rapport with either therapist.

Sometimes you can just change them, the psychologist Ethan Kross argues in his new book, “Shift.” By Jancee Dunn Emotions are a fundamental part of what make us human. They can be overwhelming, ...

That’s according to researchers from the University of Hong Kong, who implemented a procedure called “targeted memory reactivation” (TMR) to reactivate positive memories and weaken painful ones during ...