by Dr. Alan Jacobson | Dec 27, 2025 | Finding therapy
If a psychologist is asked, ‘Are you the best therapist I can find?’ The answer should be: ‘I am an excellent choice for some but not others.’ The “best psychotherapist” is not a static title one earns and keeps forever; it is a...
by Dr. Alan Jacobson | Dec 3, 2025 | Types of Therapy
H2: What Is Tree of Life Therapy? (Quick Overview) Tree of Life therapy is a narrative-based approach that uses the metaphor of a tree to help individuals explore their life story, strengths, and future goals. Representing different parts of life, such as roots...
by Dr. Alan Jacobson | Nov 22, 2025 | Types of Therapy
Unlike supportive or insight-only therapies, Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (STDP), sometimes called time-limited dynamic psychotherapy, works to mobilize deep emotional change by uncovering unconscious patterns, bringing them into the present moment, and helping...
by Dr. Alan Jacobson | Nov 9, 2025 | Types of Therapy
What Is Life Review Therapy? (Quick Overview) Life review therapy is a structured process of reflecting on your life experiences—both positive and difficult—to better understand your story, resolve past conflicts, and develop a greater sense of meaning and acceptance....
by Dr. Alan Jacobson | Nov 9, 2025 | Couples Therapies
Relational Life Therapy (RLT) is a form of couples treatment developed by Terry Real, a family therapist and author of The New Rules of Marriage and Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship. Emerging in the 1990s, relational couples therapy was...
