Psychotherapy

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Feb 14, 20222 min read

Psychiatric Terminology: Euthymia

Euthymia is a frequently used term in psychiatry that, in my experience, is just not used in everyday conversation. As a result, when it...

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Feb 10, 20222 min read

Psychiatric Terminology

Psychiatric Terminology: Mood

In US culture, it's very common to greet a person by asking, "Hey! How are you?" The goal is not so much to stop and begin an intensive...

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Psychiatric Hospitalization: Average is an Idea, Not a Person

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Dec 10, 20211 min read

Psychiatric Hospitalization

Psychiatric Hospitalization: Average is an Idea, Not a Person

Over the next several posts I hope to cover some common experiences during an inpatient psychiatric admission. However, every person is...

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 4, 20212 min read

Psychotherapy

Starting Psychotherapy: Functional Fit

Psychotherapy depends largely on regular, structured conversation. If a patient feels that communication is a fundamental and consistent ch

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Starting Psychotherapy: A Few Sessions For Goal Definition

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 3, 20211 min read

Psychotherapy

Starting Psychotherapy: A Few Sessions For Goal Definition

Sometimes the hardest part of starting therapy is attending the first session. Due to the multiple barriers a person might have overcome...

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Starting Psychotherapy: Give Yourself Some Extra Time

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 2, 20212 min read

Psychiatry

Starting Psychotherapy: Give Yourself Some Extra Time

I realized that while I took the time to cover several common therapy modalities, there are still some basics about starting psychotherapy

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Emergency Psychiatric Care: Emergency Medicine Will Usually See You First

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 26, 20212 min read

Psychiatry

Emergency Psychiatric Care: Emergency Medicine Will Usually See You First

Most people who are looking for emergency psychiatric care will likely present to a full-service medical emergency room. The reason is log

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 20, 20212 min read

Psychotherapy

Types of Psychotherapy: Psychoanalysis

I intentionally decided to cover psychoanalysis last because I feel like it's not a modality currently offered by most therapy providers .

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Types of Psychotherapy: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 19, 20212 min read

Psychiatry

Types of Psychotherapy: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Over the last 50 years, the western world has increasingly incorporated the idea of mindfulness into various psychotherapy approaches. The

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Types of Psychotherapy: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 18, 20212 min read

Child Psychiatry

Types of Psychotherapy: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a modality that provides a structured approach to helping a child process and recove

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Types of Psychotherapy: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 14, 20212 min read

Psychiatry

Types of Psychotherapy: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a modality where therapists work with parents or caregivers while they are interacting with their

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 13, 20212 min read

Types of Psychotherapy

Types of Psychotherapy: Family Therapy

Family therapy focuses on how a group of people who are invested in each other's well being focus as a system, rather than as individuals.

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 12, 20212 min read

Types of Psychotherapy

Types of Psychotherapy: Group Therapy

Group therapy is a setting in which patients are provided a supportive network to learn new ideas and skills, process experiences, and...

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Types of Psychotherapy: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 11, 20212 min read

Types of Psychotherapy

Types of Psychotherapy: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) was developed by a woman named Marsha Linehan who was psychiatrically hospitalized for over 2 years in

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Types of Psychotherapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 8, 20212 min read

Types of Psychotherapy

Types of Psychotherapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach that focuses on early and direct identification of cognitive distortions. Then, the...

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Starting Psychotherapy: Thoughts and Behaviors

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 1, 20211 min read

Starting Psychotherapy

Starting Psychotherapy: Thoughts and Behaviors

As I start to review different types of psychotherapy modalities, you'll likely pick up that there is this running theme: Your thoughts...

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Types of Psychotherapy: Supportive Psychotherapy

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Sep 30, 20211 min read

Starting Psychotherapy

Types of Psychotherapy: Supportive Psychotherapy

One could consider supportive psychotherapy a great introduction to therapy, from the perspective of the patient. But to therapists, suppor

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Starting Psychotherapy: Common Therapy Modalities

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Sep 29, 20211 min read

Starting Psychotherapy

Starting Psychotherapy: Common Therapy Modalities

In addition to different types of psychotherapy providers, there are also different types of psychotherapy approaches. Sometimes these appr

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Sep 28, 20212 min read

Psychiatry

Psychotherapy Providers: Psychiatrists

Psychiatrists are physicians who chose to specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders that affect mood, thinking, and behaviors.

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Psychotherapy Providers: Doctorates of Philosophy

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Sep 27, 20211 min read

Psychiatry

Psychotherapy Providers: Doctorates of Philosophy

Hopefully by this point you've gotten the sense that there are many ways to enter a career where you want to help people via psychotherapy.

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