The Couch: A Therapy & Mental Wellness Blog

Promising research reveals that smelling certain components of lavender provides similar relief as taking medications like Valium – without the side effects.

Ideas and tips to incorporate the healing powers of essential oils in your practice!

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, is an analysis and skill-based approach to the treatment of sleep issues. Here’s how it works, how a typical session is structured, and whom it might benefit.

Five things to consider when weighing the time and financial investment of therapy.

What’s the difference between BetterHelp and Talkspace? An open evaluation of the intake process, user approach, and cost for each.

Finding a therapist can be hard. Finding a therapist finder shouldn’t be. Here are different websites and tools for finding a therapist near you.

Jenna Malley, co-founder of the AMAZING Campaign, shares her inspiration behind the campaign, her goals for the future, and how she hopes to help de-stigmatize mental illness.

Zencare teamed up with Project HEAL and The Corner Studio Yoga to host a body-positive yoga class. Here are some key takeaways from the session, which was designed to increase self-awareness and reduce negative body image.

Colleen Mann, a chapter leader for Project HEAL (Help to Eat, Accept and Live), shares her story and motivation for helping individuals who are coping with eating disorders.

The central idea of attachment theory is that humans are born with a biological drive to develop a deep emotional bond with their caregiver – a bond that extends beyond having basic physical needs met.

In light of OCD Awareness Week, October 7 through October 13, we interviewed Dr. Fugen Neziroglu of Bio-Behavioral Institute in Great Neck, New York about what OCD is, its history, and what to look for in an OCD therapist.

Learn about postpartum OCD, symptoms, and treatments.