I’ve had only one panic attack. It happened in the fall of 2008, during a period when my wife and I were graduate students in English. I was walking across a sunny quad, wearing an actual tweed jacket ...

Zameena Mejia is a freelance writer and content creator based in New York City. She previously wrote about leadership, self-help, mindfulness and wellness for CNBC Make It. Her bylines have also ...

Aversion therapy (AT) is a behavioral therapy that involves repeatedly pairing an undesirable behavior with an unpleasant experience with the goal of discouraging the undesirable behavior. Other names ...

Breanna Mona is a freelance writer and editor focused on creating inclusive, empathetic content. She works across platforms like Healthline, Greatist, Medical News Today, Psych Central and more, ...

Communication is one of the major skills covered in cognitive behavioral therapy. Although therapy is often with an individual, relationship problems are a common focus of treatment. Helping someone ...

Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in mental health, sleep and nutrition coverage. She has invested hundreds of hours into studying and researching sleep and holds a ...

DBT was originally developed to help people with thoughts of suicide manage overwhelming distress. DBT teaches you to replace unhelpful behaviors with skills like mindfulness and distress tolerance.

I utilize a range of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Narrative, Positive Psychology, Solution Focused, Motivational Interviewing, and ...

EIGHT years ago, Jane S. listened numbly to voices from what she called the “optimological world.” They told her to wear heavy clothing in summer, to avoid bathing or speaking to people and never to ...