Mental Health Site
	Dr. Ilyssa Hershey BellaOnline's Mental Health Editor

Animal Therapy
Pets are often used in animal-assisted therapy where there is a specific goal or treatment plan, or in animal-assisted activities with special needs populations. Pets are often recommended to reduce loneliness, depression, and other emotional problems.

Defining Therapy
As therapy has evolved, many different types of effective therapy have been formulated. Here are some of the most common, how they work, and what they do.

Positive Psychology
How happy are you? The field of Positive Psychology studies happiness and what makes life worth living. When one focuses on their strengths, it helps to reduce suffering in the future. Learn the five main building blocks to well-being and what you can do to help increase yours.

Social Skills Training
Social skills training begins by breaking down complex social behaviors into smaller portions and arranging the behaviors in order of difficulty to gradually introduce them.

Therapy Basics
When therapy is recommended some people believe they don't need it or they can handle their own problems. This article covers the basic definition of therapy, the benefits and knowing when you may need it.