Active listening is at the heart of client-centered counseling and, once mastered, offers a powerful tool, valuable in our professional work, relationships, and personal lives [...] The rat race is ...

If you’ve heard a lot about emotional intelligence but you’re not sure what the hype is, or if you know what it is but doesn’t [...] ...

Emotional maturity involves effectively managing and expressing emotions. Influenced by: early years, trauma, social interactions, & cultural norms. Growth in emotional maturity requires ...

18 Jan 2022 by Tiffany Sauber Millacci, Ph.D. Scientifically reviewed by Gabriella Lancia, Ph.D. All kids are good kids. All feelings are okay; however, all behaviors are not. It is true that all ...

9 Jul 2018 by Courtney E. Ackerman, MA. Scientifically reviewed by William Smith, Ph.D. The self-esteem movement has swept through Western culture over the past 50 years, with parents and teachers ...

2 Aug 2024 by Susan McGarvie, Ph.D. As our lives get busier and busier and more and more crises develop on the world stage, we are seeing reports of increasing incidences of mental health issues like ...

17 May 2018 by Courtney E. Ackerman, MA. Scientifically reviewed by Gabriella Lancia, Ph.D. Child therapy is not always easy for parents to discuss. With the stigma of mental health, nobody wants ...

9 Apr 2019 by Nicole Celestine, Ph.D. Scientifically reviewed by Jo Nash, Ph.D. Self-efficacy is the belief we have in our abilities and competencies. Many years and several thousand studies’ worth of ...

18 Dec 2021 by Christina R. Wilson, Ph.D. Scientifically reviewed by Anna Katharina Schaffner, Ph.D. Few, if any, reasonable adults expect to be bullied after school, but that’s exactly what is ...

27 Oct 2021 by Jeremy Sutton, Ph.D. Scientifically reviewed by Jo Nash, Ph.D. Many of us are aware of the importance of adopting a growth mindset and perhaps even believe we have done so already. But ...

While teaching children to practice gratitude can be a bit of a task, the return on investment in their emotional wellbeing is unlimited and long [...] ...

The science supporting positive psychology has sparked a huge increase in degree programs. It makes sense: When we understand the “why” of positive human ...