by dyapko | Jan 12, 2022 | Depression, Featured, Psychotherapy
In May, 2018 I gave a free public lecture in Melbourne, Australia entitled, Keys to Unlocking Depression: Why Skills Work Better Than Pills. The talk was sponsored by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and you can watch it on YouTube. It has been viewed by...
by dyapko | Jun 25, 2020 | Hypnosis, Telehealth
Most therapists, it seems, have taken their clinical practices online, conducting their sessions through their computers. I have been asked the question many times in recent weeks, “Are there any special considerations to take into account when doing hypnosis in...
by dyapko | Mar 15, 2019 | Antidepressant medications, Depression, Events in the News
Last week (March 5, 2019) the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug treatment for depression. It’s the first antidepressant drug in roughly 30 years to have an entirely new mechanism of action providing high hopes among chronic depression sufferers...
by dyapko | Feb 23, 2018 | Adolescents, Events in the News
The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last week has given rise to a movement initiated by surviving high schoolers and advanced by other teens around the U.S. It is remarkable! Instead of retreating into grief and despair, or...
by dyapko | Jan 15, 2018 | Critical Thinking Skills, Events in the News, General, Technology
It’s common to hear people make resolutions at the beginning of the year to exercise their bodies more, but what about exercising their brains? Developing critical thinking skills is a way of exercising your brain. It’s not as if this is a new concept, I...