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East and South East Asian People on Why They Started Therapy This Year
The stress of lockdown has prompted many to seek help – with or without the support of their family.
These Former Cult Members Now Help Others Escape
Cult mediators tell us about their most dangerous cases—from finding their house covered in blankets to helping recruits break free from groups where babies were breastfed by mothers high on acid.
Why Everyone You Know Is In Therapy (Or Wants to Get It)
Once confined to unhappy couples, professional counselling has become as normalised as going to the gym or getting a haircut.
Rape Victims Can Finally Access Proper Pretrial Therapy
New draft guidelines from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) overturn outdated thinking that evidence would be "tainted" if survivors went through counselling.
The Weirdest Things Therapists Have Made Us Do for Our Mental Health
“I had to paint my cheeks bright red and walk around Sainsbury’s.”
I Talked to a Terminally Ill Woman About Her Life and Her Approaching Death
"I sleep a lot, almost as if my body can't really be bothered with the whole staying awake thing."
Rape Survivors Are Waiting 18 Months for Counselling in Vancouver
More women than ever are seeking counselling, but speed of service depends on where you live.
The Slow-Burning Therapeutic Power of Paramore’s ‘After Laughter’
How I've been helped by the duality of this record, and come to relate to the woman responsible for it.
Shrinks Who Kink: When You and Your Therapist Love BDSM
For kinky people, finding a shrink who knows the difference between ball gags and cock and ball torture can be a godsend.
Why We Can’t Ignore the Rise of Mental Health Problems Among Students
There are no easy answers to this problem, and finding them is not helped by the fact that the subject is taboo both on campus and behind the closed doors of some counseling centers.
How Benefit Sanctions Have Driven Brits to Suicide
Research has proven that welfare cuts are tipping deeply vulnerable individuals – in need of support, not punishment – over the edge.
Meeting the Man Who Cared for Survivors of Anders Behring Breivik's Killing Spree in Oslo
On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik detonated a bomb in downtown Oslo, killing eight people. PTSD specialist Professor Lars Weisæth took survivors and their families back to the scene to heal.