The rise of ChatGPT therapy and our constant need for feedback
Therapists say more of their clients are using ChatGPT for advice. It works best for journal prompts and concrete questions, less for psychoanalysis.
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A day in the life at this White Lotus-like detox resort in Thailand offering treatment for crypto-trading addicts
The Diamond Rehab Thailand offers clients a structured daily program.
'Marital conflicts, financial losses, and lawsuits': Crypto-addiction therapists dish on the havoc it creates
"People phone me because a lot has happened," one crypto-addiction therapist says.
Therapists share what people-pleaser clients talk about — from relationship issues to 'analysis paralysis'
People-pleasing is typically learned in childhood, if we feel we must care for a parent in order for our needs to be met.
3 signs you're being gaslit by a partner — and 3 signs you aren't
Gaslighting can easily be confused with lying or having opposing perspectives. A therapist shared how to tell the difference.
A therapist has worked with clients worth at least $30 million for a decade. He shares 4 problems the ultra-rich discuss in sessions.
Paul Hokemeyer said the super-rich can feel objectified, isolated, and vilified.
There are 4 types of emotionally immature parents, from reactive to critical. Here's how they impact you as an adult.
Emotionally immature parents can be reactive, critical, passive, or absent, said Lindsey C. Gibson, a psychologist who coined the term.
5 signs your parent is emotionally immature, from having low empathy to being self-absorbed
Children of emotionally immature parents can struggle with low self-esteem, anxiety, and loneliness in adulthood.
An Oregon airport is trying to alleviate travel anxiety with llama therapy
Oregon's Portland International Airport has introduced stress-relieving llama therapy as one of its initiatives to address possible travel anxieties.
Anna Kendrick says couples therapy didn't help her relationship. Here's how to know when to find a new therapist.
Anna Kendrick said that for a long time her couples therapist believed her ex's words "hook, line, and sinker."
From ALICEs to HENRYs, here's what people with wildly different incomes discuss in therapy
Therapists shared that ALICEs struggle with the cost of living, while wealth can be a blessing and a curse for ultrahigh-net-worth individuals.
People are tired of 'unpacking' every relationship issue. Here's what some happy couples do instead.
Internet advice often suggests honest communication in relationships. But that can lead to frequently unpacking problems, causing resentment.
A wedding therapist says you shouldn't get engaged if you haven't talked about these 5 things with your partner
If you and your partner don't talk about things like money until you're engaged, you might not be ready for marriage, according to a therapist.
My partner and I just started couples therapy, and it's nothing like I expected. There's a lot more joy and laughter.
When we started couples therapy, I thought the therapist would always take my side, and we'd cry nonstop. But my partner and I found a lot of joy.
'Relationship dumpers' burn out friends by oversharing about issues with their partners. Here's how to set boundaries.
If you're feeling burnout due to an oversharing friend, they may be a "relationship dumper." Two relationship experts share how to set boundaries.
A social worker who quit to become a life coach explains how she made a career pivot that quintupled her salary
Dr. Kiki Ramsey started her career as a social worker. Burnout drove her to pivot to life coaching, which has more flexible hours and a higher salary.
I'm a Silicon Valley therapist. My clients often come to me with the same story.
Nicholas Sanchez, a therapist in Silicon Valley, says he treats his high-achieving clients for burnout, stress, and imposter syndrome the most.
Halle Berry says she tries to avoid being identified as 'only a mom'
Therapists told BI that parents can lose their identity and should not feel guilty for taking time for themselves.
A couples therapist says she can predict your relationship problems with a 30-question quiz
A therapist uses 30 questions to uncover each client's "schema" — their core beliefs. That reveals why a couple is fighting, and how to make progress.
Psychedelic therapy with ketamine aims to ease PTSD for Ukrainian soldiers coming back scarred from front-line fighting
Researchers say Ukrainian veterans with PTSD could benefit from Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, as seen in growing US practices.