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Cognitive defusion is the ACT skill of seeing a thought as just a thought. A Carlsbad psychologist explains what fusion costs you, what defusion feels like, and a few ways to practice it.
Culturally sensitive therapy is more than competence. A licensed psychologist on what cultural attunement actually feels like, and how to find it.
Acceptance and commitment therapy, explained from inside the room. A Carlsbad psychologist on what ACT actually is, how the six processes work in real sessions, and who it tends to help.
PMS, PMDD, and premenstrual exacerbation are not the same. Naomi Wu, PsyD explains the differences, the warning signs, and when to seek help.
Your menstrual cycle can shape your emotional life in real and noticeable ways. Naomi Wu, PsyD on how the cycle affects your emotions, what the medical model leaves out, and when premenstrual distress is worth listening to.
Defense mechanisms are the mind's automatic ways of protecting itself from feelings that seem too dangerous to feel. Sean Noe, PhD explains splitting, projection, repression, and more in plain language.
When a teen's faith starts to shift, it doesn't mean something has gone wrong. A relational look at how identity and faith develop in adolescence.
Many women don't experience trauma symptoms until years after the original event. Learn why delayed trauma surfaces and when therapy can help.
When I tell people I run a DBT skills group, I usually get one of two reactions. Either a blank look (what's DBT?) or a careful, slightly alarmed pause, because the person has heard of DBT and associates it with something serious. A diagnosis. A hospitalization. Someone they knew in college who was going through a really hard time. Both…
Psychologist Reid Kessler, Psy.D. explains why AI chatbots can't replicate the therapeutic relationship, drawing on Bion, Winnicott, Benjamin, and Harlow's research. Coastal Therapy Group, North County San Diego.
