![When Museums can be a Space for Healing](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/09/valerie-titova-4sfQH0tS78k-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Art has long been used as a form of expression, often giving a peek into the artist’s deepest thoughts and feelings. The benefits from this…
![E41: Unlocking Performance Potential with Psychotherapy](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/09/Podcast-Image-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In today’s episode, Trauma report writer Emma Puric speaks with Elma Linz Kanefield, a renowned performer, psychotherapist and life-coach who founded The Juilliard School’s Counselling…
![Group of people sitting together in a therapy setting](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/06/feature-body-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
When it comes to treating mental health disorders, the participation of family members can be a huge help. Family psychoeducation (FPE) refers to a group…
![Woman with VR headset on with an outreached arm](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/03/Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Virtual Reality (VR) is making waves in the field of mental health as emerging technologies have advanced in the last decade. Of particular interest to…
![person in hoodie looks out across a lake](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/02/Feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the 2nd leading cause of death among youth in Canada ages 15-34…
![the words therapy in black and white scrabble pieces](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/11/Feature-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Evidence-based mental health care services are largely inaccessible to those who need it. Marginalized populations, as well as those who are unemployed or at-risk, tend…
![girl and her dog sit in the forest with sunset](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/09/Feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Pet therapy is a service that offers animal-assisted emotional support to people struggling with a wide variety of mental health challenges. The animals used in…
![The logo of the Trauma and Mental Health Report Podcast: A brain with a microphone close to it](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/04/article-470x140.jpg?x81652)
It is understandably difficult to imagine how something as light as humour can be useful in dealing with something as heavy as depression, anxiety or…
![Up close image of a woman's eye with a shadow of computer code over her face](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/08/edited-feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Brainspotting (BSP), the name of a new approach for the treatment of trauma was developed by psychotherapist David Grand. He proposed it as a new…
![Black-and-white photo of a father and daughter sitting at a table next to the water, colouring or drawing.](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/04/girl-gb6cd51fe4_1280-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Some children march to the beat of their own drum. This is especially true for those with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who have…