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Life coach or therapist? Know the differences

9:00am September 10, 2024

There's multi-billion dollar market in the U.S. for life and health coaching. Many Americans are looking for alternatives to traditional mental health care. But unlike therapy, coaching is unregulated.

Finding a therapist who takes your insurance can be nearly impossible. Here's why

7:00am August 25, 2024

Getting mental health care covered by insurance can be really tough. Reporters spoke to hundreds of therapists who left their insurance networks to find out why.

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Art is a comfort for these displaced Lebanese kids

11:39am July 25, 2024

Displaced by current airstrikes and past conflicts, children board a brightly painted bus to attend art classes that aim to make them feel like kids again — and give them a way to express their pain.

Siblings may not be obvious fodder for the therapist's office, but experts say maybe they should be. "People just don't perceive those relationships as needing the type of attention and tending one might bring to a spouse or child," says Kelly Scott of Tribeca Therapy in New York.

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All grown up, but still fighting? Why more siblings are turning to therapy, together

5:18am April 29, 2024

by Carrie Feibel

Plenty of people go to couples therapy — why not siblings therapy? Experts say the long, complicated relationships between siblings are worth exploring and tending to.

Concerned senior African American man talks with a female mental health professional. The mental health professional is taking notes in the foreground.

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Psychologists say they can't meet the growing demand for mental health care

11:52am December 06, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

More than half say they're not taking new patients, in a new survey. They report their existing patients need more attention for complex problems, and many keep months-long waitlists.

Teen mental health has suffered in recent years, partly fueled by the disruptions of the pandemic. New York City is working to expand mental health support to all high school students via telehealth.

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New York City is embracing teletherapy for teens. It may not be the best approach

5:00am September 01, 2023

by Rainier Harris

A proposal to establish the biggest student mental health program in the country contains a paradox. With teens' mental health struggles partly fueled by screens, is teletherapy the right tool?

Finding a therapist that's a good fit for you takes persistence.

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A step-by-step guide to finding a therapist

11:20am July 02, 2023

by Andrea Muraskin

If you've ever felt a need for therapy but got overwhelmed at the very prospect of choosing a provider, read on. Here's a step-by-step guide to finding someone who fits your needs — and budget.

Charles Silverstein (left) and his partner of 20 years, William Bory, smile at the camera in the 1970s. Silverstein dedicated his work to helping LGBTQ people live without shame.

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Charles Silverstein, a psychologist who helped destigmatize homosexuality, dies at 87

6:15pm February 09, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder and "sexual deviation" until 1973 — months after Silverstein gave a presentation challenging the classification.

Culturally responsive therapy is a growing trend, as therapists of color try to make counseling more inclusive.

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Here's how some therapists are tackling structural racism in their practice

5:00am November 25, 2022

by Lauren Beard

A new wave of counselors is supporting people of color by 'decolonizing' the practice of therapy. They aim to make therapy more culturally responsive and to take generational trauma into account.

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Minority Mental Health workshop highlights need for BIPOC representation in therapy

6:13am July 25, 2022

by Amy Diaz

Greensboro-area licensed therapist Nicole Osborne led a minority mental health workshop in a black t-shirt with the phrase, “In my feelings.”