Journal of Mental Health Counseling
July 1, 2025
Clarissa Cigrand, Jordan T. Quaglia, Sean Lawlor et al.
Abstract Empathy fatigue and burnout are at an all-time high within the mental health professions, and there remains a need to understand protective factors that can address these conditions. The current qualitative study investigated how contemplative practice, such as mindfulness meditation and movement-based practices, can support the remediation of empathy fatigue and burnout. Eleven mental...
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
April 1, 2025
Alwin E. Wagener, J. Scott Young
Abstract Imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) is a research-supported behavioral intervention shown to reduce the frequency and severity of nightmares. Research also shows IRT reduces negative mental health symptoms, especially those associated with posttraumatic stress disorder. IRT is straightforward for mental health counselors to facilitate, and the steps for implementing it are described along...
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
October 1, 2020
Russ Curtis, Lisen C. Roberts, Elizabeth Graves et al.
28 citations
Psychedelics (i.e., ketamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, psilocybin) have been effectively used globally for centuries to treat mental health and addiction issues. However, in the 1950s–1970s, a number of factors, including misuse, abuse, and poorly conceptualized and conducted clinical trials, caused the Federal Drug Administration to classify most of the psychedelic substances as having...
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
2020
Babatunde Aideyan, Gina Martin, Eric T. Beeson
19 citations
Breathwork techniques and therapies offer a set of practical interventions for clinical mental health counselors (CMHCs) and are viable methods for integrating physiological sensitivities in treatment by way of the relaxation response. We discuss an organizing framework of breathwork practices and identify three broad categories of breathwork within the field: deep relaxation breathing,...
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
July 1, 2014
Tinakon Wongpakaran, Kelly J. Elsegood, Nahathai Wongpakaran et al.
This case example describes the use of Control-Mastery Theory and Jungian dream theory to interpret a Thai woman’s dreams and treat her nightmare disorder. We posit that therapy enabled the client to identify and challenge unconscious beliefs that had been preventing her from pursuing romantic relationships and ultimately life goals. The case illustrates dream interpretation as a...
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
July 1, 2012
Monica Leppma
19 citations
Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) is a type of mindfulness-based meditation that emphasizes caring and connection with others. LKM incorporates nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, which enhances attention, presence, acceptance, and self-regulation; it also entails directing caring feelings toward oneself and then others and emphasizes both self-care and interconnectedness. Thus, LKM...