Understanding Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Not many people look forward to trying new forms of therapy. Who can blame them? Therapy can seem intimidating and maybe even daunting at times while working through an addiction. While we know that therapy outcomes make it all worthwhile, this does not necessarily dull the intimidation factor. What if therapy did not have to […]
CBT or DBT: Which Therapy Is Best for Me?
“…there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” This familiar quote from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet can be applied to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in that both forms of psychotherapy encourage patients to examine and change their thinking as well as problematic behaviors. Some of the […]