Blog topic
How therapy works
Plain-language guides to the approaches we use and the ideas behind them.
- The Science of Gratitude: Why It Helps and How to Practice ItHow gratitude helps mental health, and simple, realistic ways to practice it, from gratitude journaling to letters, without slipping into forced positivity.
- Our Approach to Relationships: The NeuroRelational Belonging ModelThe NeuroRelational Belonging approach at SoundHeart Counseling: why connection is something you practice, how the nervous system learns safety, and why belonging heals. Alaska.
- What Is Positive Psychology? Building on Strengths, Not Just Fixing ProblemsWhat is positive psychology? A plain guide to PERMA, character strengths, and well-being, and how a strengths-based approach fits alongside healing in therapy.
- The 7 Pillars of Mindfulness: The Attitudes That Make Practice WorkThe 7 pillars of mindfulness, non-judging, patience, beginner's mind, trust, non-striving, acceptance, and letting go, explained simply, with how they support real change.
- What Trauma-Informed Care Really MeansWhat is trauma-informed care? The core principles of safety, trust, choice, collaboration, and empowerment, and what they mean for you as a client.
- What Is ACT? Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ExplainedWhat is ACT? Acceptance and Commitment Therapy explained in plain language, its core ideas, who it helps, and how it builds a values-driven life. Offered in Alaska.
- What Is DBT? A Plain-Language Guide to Dialectical Behavior TherapyWhat is DBT? A plain-language guide to Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the four skill areas, who it helps, and how it teaches you to handle intense emotions. Offered in Alaska.
- What Is MBCT? Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, ExplainedWhat is MBCT? Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy explained, how it prevents depression relapse and eases anxiety by changing your relationship to your thoughts. Offered in Alaska.
- What Is Play Therapy? How Children Heal Through PlayWhat is play therapy? How children process big feelings and experiences through play, what it helps with, and what parents can expect. Support for kids and families in Alaska.
- What Is Sex Therapy? A Judgment-Free Guide for CouplesWhat is sex therapy? A judgment-free explanation of how it works, what it helps with, and what to expect. Support for intimacy and desire for couples in Alaska.
- Why Couples Therapy Works, and When to GoWhy couples therapy works and when to go. The signs it is time, why waiting is the real risk, and how counseling helps couples reconnect. Couples work in Alaska.
- Why Family Therapy Matters: Healing the Whole System, Not Just One PersonWhy family therapy matters: how treating the whole family system, not just one person, helps everyone heal. When family counseling helps and what to expect. Alaska.
- The Window of Tolerance: Understanding Your Nervous SystemWhat is the window of tolerance? A plain guide to hyperarousal, hypoarousal, and how understanding your nervous system helps you regulate and heal.