Mental Health Topics – Thriveworks

As a licensed mental health counselor at Thriveworks, Jaclyn Bencivenga hears about anhedonia all the time—though most clients don’t mention it by name. “Even if they’ve never heard the term, many people come to me and talk about how nothing makes them feel good or happy anymore,” she says. If...

Anyone struggling with insomnia has probably already tried the usual sleep hygiene checklist: limiting caffeine, cool dark room, no scrolling before bed, etc. If that’s not doing the trick and you’re still stuck in an exhausted cycle every night, you might be curious to know that there’s one treatment sleep...

The first couples therapy session can be a bit like a first date. There will probably be some nerves, a decent amount of information gathering, and by the end you’ll both probably be contemplating whether you want a second one. Starting any type of therapy can be intimidating, but couples...

Next time you’re at a party, look around and consider this: Nearly half of the people in the room have probably taken mental health medication at some point. Still, most people feel uneasy about it. That’s one of the central findings in Thriveworks’ 2026 Pulse on Mental Health Report—our third...

I became a therapist specializing in OCD before realizing I was living with it myself. When I first started my private practice, I specialized in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) because anxiety was something I understood well, both professionally and personally. Early in my practice, I attended a training on obsessive-compulsive...