Therapy notes are private and therapists do not have to share them with you. You can ask for your therapy notes, but your therapist can say no. Therapy notes are not the same as progress notes, which ...

Health care systems have been putting therapists’ progress reports online, much to the surprise (and anger) of some patients. By Christina Caron Stunned. Ambushed. Traumatized. These were the words ...

Welcome to State of Mind, a new section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. Follow us on Twitter. One of the strange things about paying to bare your soul to ...

Psychotherapists often ignore the complex webs in which individuals are entangled. Systemic psychotherapists view problems as being stuck in an intricate web of interrelationship that makes it ...

Unlike the pop culture-perpetrated myth, there's more to therapy than just lying down on a couch and talking about your feelings. Therapy is a wonderful tool for healing and self-development. But when ...

When it comes to mental health, there’s more than one way for a person to seek the support they need. While one-on-one cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most highly recommended options, ...