Psychotherapy & Self-Help

According to Dr. Harriet Lerner, in her book, The Dance of Intimacy, intimacy is a four-part process based on a solid definition of self. Book Review

Antidepressants come in three main types: MAOIs, SSRIs and tricyclics.

I take Prozac. I have for over a year now. Admitting that I take Prozac is still hard for me. It feels like standing up in front of a 12-step group and admitting I'm an alcoholic or a junkie. In recent years, there's been a large backlash against the use of ...

According to Johnson, we are all looking for happiness, or "cheese," and when we find it, we hoard it, refusing to notice when it no longer makes us happy until, in fact, it disappears and we find ourselves devastated by its absence. Book Review

Psychotherapy is Weight Watchers for the mind. Each session we go in, weigh our mood and thoughts, pick up a new tip, a new piece of inspiration that keeps us going to our next weigh in.

Sometimes, the only thing that gets you through a week without therapy is the thought that this too shall pass.

Self-help is a burgeoning industry with a solid media backing. But how helpful is self-help?

Setting up your first appointment with a therapist is a little like a blind date. You get someone's number. You call them, have an awkward conversation on the phone. You exchange information, set a date and time.

The holidays can be a time of love and loneliness. But when we're searching for romantic love, do we really know what we're looking for? Robert A. Johnson explains the psychological package we call romantic love. Book Review

Finding a therapist can be hit or miss. There are so many names and titles you may almost want to open the Yellow Pages, close your eyes and pick a name, any name.