Therapy Through Movies

In the Parent Trap both the original 1961 film and the 1998 version are built on the premise that identical twin girls separated as infants are reunited at a summer camp where they plot to reunite their divorced parents. Yet the beginning of the …

In the comedy movie, Couples Retreat four couples attend a couple's therapy resort on an Island named Eden. While many of the exercises and treatment methods are played for laughs the issues of the four couples can be related to real life …

Depression commonly manifests physically, through stomach pains, headaches, disrupted or excessive sleep, and motor control difficulty. While the causes of depression are unknown, a predisposition for it runs in families and it can be triggered by …

Is your family going through a rough patch? Whether the issue itself, stems from a lack of understanding between those involved, sibling conflict, or developmental disagreements with a child, a difficult situation can have an effect on the entire …

In the Pixar Movie "Up" Carl is grieving the loss of his beloved wife Ellie and is also in danger of losing his home. Consumed by grief and loss, Carl attaches his house to balloons and takes to the sky. His goal, to live out the dream Ellie and he …

In the 1980 movie Ordinary People Timothy Hutton plays Conrad Jarrett a teenager consumed with unimaginable grief and torment following the accidental death of his older brother Buck in a boating accident. The movie not only explores Conrad's …