by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Nov 12, 2023 | Addiction, Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Psychotherapy |
Mindfulness in different forms has been practiced since the beginning of time. It’s derived from sati, an important element of Buddhist traditions, and is based on Zen, Vipassana and Tibetan meditation techniques. It refers to the quality or state of being conscious...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Sep 11, 2023 | Counseling, Depression, Psychological Development, Psychotherapy |
Jungian psychotherapy—also known as Jungian analysis and analytic psychotherapy—is an approach to therapy that originated with the ideas of Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist. Jung believed that dreams are not just a random jumble of associations or repressed wish...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Aug 14, 2023 | Counseling, Depression, Psychological Development, Psychotherapy |
Psychosynthesis is a therapeutic approach that focuses on personal growth and development. Practitioners of psychosynthesis believe individuals need to synthesize various aspects of the self to become more evolved and self-actualized. Psychosynthesis was developed by...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jul 30, 2023 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Stress Management |
A number of studies have found that exercise can prevent anxiety disorders from beginning in the first place. In a study at the University of Illinois, researchers found that regular exercisers were at a 25% reduced risk of developing anxiety and depressive disorders...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jun 19, 2023 | Addiction, Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Psychotherapy |
In October 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved esketamine, a substance chemicallyrelated to the party drug ketamine, as a nasal spray to treat depression (Bahr, 2019). The effectiveness of ketamine for depression was first shown in studies in...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | May 16, 2023 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Psychotherapy, Sleep, Stress Management |
Spending time in nature is an approach that has demonstrated strong anxiolytic effects. There has been a considerable amount of research showing that nature benefits psychological health and wellbeing, including studies that found spending time in natural spaces is an...
