Welcome to State of Mind, a new section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. Follow us on Twitter. One of the strange things about paying to bare your soul to ...

We talk in therapy, right? So what’s with all the scribbling? A reader asked a question about the written word that’s too good to erase. It pertains to the value of longhand in the therapy office, ...

People who go to therapy have a variety of methods for processing and implementing the lessons they learn from their discussions with mental health professionals. One approach that has gained traction ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

Reading the newly released “Notes to John,” it’s hard not to wonder how the late author Joan Didion would feel about having her personal notes from a series of painful therapy sessions converted into ...

Reading the newly released “Notes to John,” it’s hard not to wonder how the late author Joan Didion would feel about having her personal notes from a series of painful therapy sessions converted into ...

Therapy is an important part of mental health care. Working with a therapist can be an effective way to treat chronic mental health conditions like anxiety, depression or trauma, and everyday concerns ...