Before your first therapy session, you may have some basic questions you'd like answered. Here are answers to 12 common inqueries, from a therapist. Our editors independently select these products.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps change negative thought patterns to improve mood and behavior. CBT can treat anxiety ...

Many people find that after talking to a counselor or therapist for many weeks, nothing much has changed. This is especially true if they are trying to change a behavior—if, for example, they are ...

Have you ever sunk into the couch at your therapist's office, given a report of the week, and scheduled for next week without a sense of knowing where you are going in therapy or how well you are ...

With COVID-19 cases and uncertainty about any in-person future on the rise again, virtual therapy may not be what we all want, but it could very well be what we all need. My dive into virtual therapy ...

Back when flappers ruled the dance floors, another revolution was brewing — remote health care. A 1925 issue of Science and Invention featured an early concept of a "radio doctor" making house calls ...

Based in Tampa, Florida, Virginia Pelley is a former women's magazine editor who has written health and fitness content for Men's Journal, Cosmopolitan magazine, the Chicago Tribune, ...

Medicare covers physical therapy when it's recommended by a doctor, and there's no limit to how many physical therapy sessions you can get. With Medicare, physical therapy typically costs between $0 ...

There’s no one-size-fits-all fix to treating insomnia, depression, anxiety, drug addiction, eating disorders, and other psychological problems. But there does seem to be a common starting place most ...