by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Feb 7, 2016 | Counseling, Eating Disorders, Psychotherapy |
Counseling psychology is a form of applied psychology that is used by psychologists and psychotherapists to help people improve their lives. In practice, counseling psychology focuses on treating individuals with a wide range of emotional, behavioral, vocational, and...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jan 6, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Psychological Development |
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theory of psychological development developed by Abraham Maslow in a 1943 paper entitled “A Theory of Human Motivation.” Over the span of his career as a psychologist, Maslow expanded on his original idea to include his observations of...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Dec 13, 2015 | Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders, Family Therapy, Grief, Marriage, Psychotherapy, Relationships |
Marriage and family therapy is a type of counseling that uses psychotherapy, marriage counseling and family therapy to diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage, couples and family systems. Marriage and family therapists (MFT)...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Nov 13, 2015 | Relationships |
One of the common reasons people seek therapy is to learn about how to have better boundaries in their personal and/or professional relationships. If you think about it, it’s an understandable problem. A client can work on communication, mental health issues or other...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Oct 31, 2015 | Eating Disorders, Psychotherapy, PTSD |
Behavioral and psychological counseling are recommended for people with poor sleep habits. Recognition that psychological and behavioral factors play an important role in insomnia has led to the increased use of psychotherapy in helping sleep disorders. A study at...