The GoodTherapy Blog

Insurance claim denials are common. A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis found that in 2017, health insurance marketplace insurers denied an average of 18% of claims for in-network providers. ... Read More

The transition from actively parenting children to a quieter life without children in the home can be difficult for any dedicated parent. For single parents, the transition may prove especially ... Read More

Confronting difficult emotions like anger, sadness, and disappointment can be painful. It’s even harder to address those emotions in our relationships with others. Passive aggression ... Read More

Social media enable everyone to build, create, and curate their own brand. Others interact with this personal brand, refining and changing it. This dynamic process can create a social media ... Read More

According to a 2008 study, between 3-6% of Americans engage in compulsive sexual behavior (CSB), better known as sex addiction. Other studies cite similar statistics, and some addiction ... Read More

When mental health conditions contribute to violent or dangerous behavior, affect the way a person treats their children, or increase the risk of recidivism, a court may order treatment. ... Read More

Parenthood can feel like little more than endless nagging. Clean up your toys. Do your homework. No, don’t do that. No, you still can’t do that. Trying to get kids to listen can be ... Read More

Nutrition is fuel for your body. Choose the right fuel and your body, including your mind, may function better. Research on the role of nutrition in fighting anxiety is mixed, but studies ... Read More

The limbic system is a set of brain structures that plays a role in emotions, particularly those that evolved early and which play an important role in survival. Research has linked the ... Read More

In her seminal book, On Death and Dying, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified five distinct stages of grief. Kübler-Ross worked with dying people and designed her model to describe ... Read More

No life is free of disappointment. For some people, disappointment is a passing frustration or perhaps a reason to try harder to achieve a different dream. Some parents, however, deal with ... Read More

Addiction is among the most common mental health diagnoses, with estimates of 12 month addiction prevalence ranging from 15% to 61%. A 2011 analysis estimates that nearly half of all Americans ... Read More