by guest blogger Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, MS, LPC, author of The Anger Workbook for Teens

Are high school relationships a thing of the past? According to the research it would seem so. Today's teens now prefer "hooking up", "no strings attached" and even "friends with benefits" relationships to a "Steady Relationship." In fact, the modern day Cinderella story may go something like this:

Quick Tip for Therapists by Sameet Kumar, PhD, author of Grieving Mindfully and The Mindful Path through Worry and Rumination.

Mindfulness meditation is a popular evidence-based approach. Unlike many other interventions, mindfulness requires therapist experience. The best way to teach mindfulness to your clients is to practice it yourself so you have familiarity with its challenges, pitfalls, and benefits.

Mindfulness instruction is best given at the end of the first session, ideally in the context of addressing immediate stressors. You can tell your client earlier in session that you will spend the last ten minutes teaching them a new tool for stress management.

Quick Tip for Therapists by Bill Knaus EdD , author of The Procrastination Workbook.

Part one of a three-part series on client procrastination

If your client dodges making meaningful changes, this could be connected to a habit of procrastinating. Indeed, you can anticipate that practically every client you see will sometimes procrastinate on following through on dealing with the problem(s) they came to you to help them resolve.

by guest blogger Ronald Alexander, Ph.D., author of Wise Mind, Open Mind

Today many of us are dealing with devastating losses in our lives, from natural disasters such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan to losing our homes, jobs and relationships. After the initial shock of any type of trauma, there are, of course, the various stages of grief that everyone goes through, including denial, rationalization, anger and acceptance. For those who are on this journey, it is important to have faith in yourself and the inner compass that guides you. If you do this, you'll understand that opportunities for growth and happiness lie in the most unexpected places, ready to be seized if you're open to recognizing and embracing them. I don't believe we ever get over a significant loss, but we do learn to move through it, live with it, and perhaps even use it creatively to find our life's purpose and harvest its lessons.

by blogger Carol Krucoff E-RYT, author of Healing Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain

Yoga's booming popularity has resulted in some classes that are called "yoga," but are actually just yoga-flavored exercise classes. Students learn yoga postures -- such as Warrior, Tree and Downward-facing Dog -- but get no instruction in the deeper teachings of yoga, about breathing, awareness, and cultivating a "non-striving" attitude. So rather than an authentic yoga practice -- which is a journey of self-discovery, healing and transformation -- these yoga-flavored exercise classes are just another workout where participants push themselves, compete with each other, focus on appearance and -- all too often -- feel like failures if they can't achieve a particular pose.

by guest blogger Randi Gunther Ph.D., co-author of Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice

Every day, an average of 160,000 children in the United States stay home from school for fear of being bullied. Last year, bullying made national headlines when physical and emotional violence towards LGBT teenagers led to a series of painful suicides. The immediate response to this was impressive. Dan Savage created the "It Get Better Project" and inspired thousands of people, from Adam Lambert to President Obama, to send in videos about their own experiences with teenage bullying, violence and prejudice. The issue of bullying even made primetime television on popular shows, like "Glee." The public outcry against bullying was a positive movement, but in its wake we must continue seeking ways to stop violence.

Violence is a behavior we can all help prevent. While there is no single easy solution to ending violence, raising our awareness and learning how to deal with violent behavior can help prevent and reduce violent acts.

Quick Tip for Therapists by Thomas Bien, PhD , author of The Buddha's Way of Happiness .

One of the results of habitually avoiding painful psychological feelings is that these feelings become even more fearsome, and more difficult to influence or resolve. The therapist can help a client "hold" pain in the following way:

by guest blogger Stephanie Moulton Sarkis PhD, NCC, LMHC , author of Adult ADHD: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed , ADD and Your Money, Making the Grade with ADD, and 10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD .

Approximately 4 percent of the U.S. population has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – that’s 13 million people. If you find out you are one of these 13 million people (welcome to our exclusive club, by the way!), here are the top 5 things that you need to know about your ADD diagnosis:

by guest blogger Stephanie Sarkis Ph.D., author of Adult ADD: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

People often ask me, "How have you been able to write 4 books on adult ADD?" I tell them this:

1. I have a passion for writing.
2. I have a passion for helping others.
3. By writing books on ADD and by disclosing I have ADHD, I can let people know that they are not alone.
4. I can help people on a global scale.