Off-the-couch mental health therapies
Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 06:42
in Psychology & Sociology
New research brings new approaches. Here's a look at four fields: mindfulness practice, guided imagery, somatic experiencing and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.When you think of psychotherapy, the first image that comes to mind might be one of a distressed patient lying on a couch, talking, while a desk-bound therapist takes notes. But while traditional talk therapy can help people struggling with depression, anxiety and the stresses of daily life, the latest research on the brain and the mind-body connection has sparked a proliferation of approaches that may reach deeper levels of emotional healing than talking alone.