Articles and Resources on Therapy, Mental Health, & Relationships

Brief, evidence-based articles written by Dr. Jamie Kennedy

What is evidence-based therapy?

This article summarizes the principles of evidence-based practice as they apply to psychotherapy.

How does therapy help and/or work? The patient perspective.

This post describes research about what patients found helpful during therapy and explores how this info could help you.

How does therapy help and/or work? The empirically-supported treatments approach.

The empirically-supported treatments model focuses on evaluating specific treatments for specific clinical problems...

How does therapy help and/or work? The common factors approach.

This article introduces the "common factors" model of how therapy helps and works. It also suggest how to this model might support your succ

Why [do people] go to therapy?

There are many reasons why someone might choose to go to therapy, and I summarize research into common reasons why people start therapy.

How many people go to therapy?

Research shows that many Americans seek mental health treatment. Nearly one in four (23%) American adults and one in five (21%) ...