by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 16, 2026 | Alternative Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Natural Remedies, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Research into using lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to treat depression is being renewed. LSD was extensively investigated in humans in the 1950s and ‘60s and was shown to attenuate depressive symptoms. As mentioned earlier, clinical research with LSD ended in the...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Feb 16, 2026 | Alternative Treatment, Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Natural Remedies, Therapy
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a complementary and alternative therapy that involves interactions with animals as a form of treatment. It is not a psychotherapy but instead falls under the realm of “animal assisted interventions” (AAI). AAI is general term that...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jan 15, 2026 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Happiness, Therapy
Rumination is a repetitive, passive process of overthinking, focusing on the causes and effects of distress, often without actively seeking solutions. It involves repeatedly dwelling on negative thoughts or events, which can worsen mood and increase stress. While...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Dec 31, 2025 | Alternative Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Counseling, Natural Remedies, Online Counseling, Online Therapy, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Modern psychotherapy presents itself as a scientific and clinical discipline—grounded in diagnosis, evidence-based modalities, and professional ethics. Yet beneath the language of manuals, outcomes research, and insurance codes lies a quieter truth: many...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Dec 30, 2025 | Alternative Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Medication, Natural Remedies, Psychological Development, Therapy
The word mystic often conjures images of robed figures, monasteries, visions, or supernatural powers. In reality, mysticism is far less about spectacle and far more about direct experience. A mystic is someone who seeks — and sometimes attains — a direct, embodied...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Dec 30, 2025 | Addiction, Eating Disorders, Online Counseling, Psychotherapy, Stress Management, Therapy
“Food addiction” and compulsive eating disorders (like binge-eating disorder) aren’t just issues of willpower. They’re patterns of behavior driven by brain-reward circuitry, stress biology, emotions, and an environment filled with highly palatable, ultra-processed...
