Therapy Education Hub
Therapy is not one thing. Different approaches were developed for different needs, and there is no single 'best' therapy for everyone. These guides explain the most established modalities, their underlying ideas, and the evidence behind them, so you can have an informed conversation with a qualified clinician.
Plain-language guides to evidence-based therapies including CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, IFS, somatic therapy, TMS, ketamine therapy, and more.
Plain-language, evidence-informed introductions to the major therapy modalities - what they are, who they may help, how they work, and what to expect.
In this section
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - The most studied modern psychotherapy.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Skills-based therapy for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Psychological flexibility and values-based action.
- EMDR - Structured trauma-focused therapy using bilateral stimulation.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) - Working with internal 'parts' of the self.
- Somatic Therapy - Body-based approaches to trauma and emotion.
- Exposure Therapy - Gradual, structured confrontation of feared stimuli.
- Group Therapy - Therapeutic work in small groups.
- Couples Therapy - Evidence-based approaches for relationships.
- Family Therapy - Systems-based work with families.
- Ketamine Therapy - Medically supervised use for treatment-resistant depression.
- TMS Therapy - Non-invasive brain stimulation for depression.
- Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Education - Research overview of psychedelic-assisted approaches.
- Neurofeedback - EEG-based training of brain activity patterns.
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