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Person reading a book inside a bookshop with tall bookshelves filled with various titles, seen through a large window framed by green painted wood.

Stories and literature

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Reading books is not just a pleasure: it helps our minds to heal

Through my own struggles and in teaching bibliotherapy to students, I know that books can help to heal minds and hearts

by Peter Leyland

Passengers seated inside an aeroplane cabin, viewed from the back and looking towards the front of the plane.

Group therapy

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Behind the scenes at an ‘exposure’ flight for flying phobia

A single-session, exposure-based treatment for large groups could help bring evidence-based psychotherapy to the masses

by André Wannemüller

Blurry photo of a woman walking in a street with a crowd in the background, overexposed light creating a hazy effect.

Cognitive and behavioural therapies

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Can a short behavioural boot camp really grind anxiety to dust?

It’s a bumpy ride and won’t probe the origins of past trauma. But intensive CBT can reduce debilitating anxiety in days

by Elizabeth Svoboda

Two empty swings with caution tape in front, set against a lakeside background with cloudy skies.

Humanistic and existential therapy

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Existential psychotherapy helped my students cope with chaos

By facing the terrifying truths of existence, we become stronger, more resilient and more able to take control of our lives

by Ronald Chau