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Darby Saxbe Ph.D.

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Darby Saxbe, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California.

Recent Posts
How to Fight Depression by Gearing Up
Behavioral activation is a powerful treatment for depression that focuses on increasing opportunities for rewarding experiences. Here's how it works and why it is so effective.
How to Get Help for PTSD if You’re an Immigrant or Refugee

Over 47 million immigrants and refugees are currently in the U.S. Many have PTSD. Here's how to recognize PTSD and how to get help.

Over 47 million immigrants and refugees are currently in the U.S. Many have PTSD. Here's how to recognize PTSD and how to get help.

How Can We Make Science More Inclusive?

Scientific research often fails to include participants from diverse backgrounds. Community-based participatory research helps to bring community members into the research process.

Scientific research often fails to include participants from diverse backgrounds. Community-based participatory research helps to bring community members into the research process.

I’m Overwhelmed, What Can I Do?

Cultivating flexible emotion regulation strategies may be key to your mental health. Here's how to calibrate your approach.

Cultivating flexible emotion regulation strategies may be key to your mental health. Here's how to calibrate your approach.

Drinking to Party or Cope?

Members of the LGBTQ+ community are at heightened risk of alcohol use problems. Here's why and how therapy to promote coping can help.

Members of the LGBTQ+ community are at heightened risk of alcohol use problems. Here's why and how therapy to promote coping can help.

Putting the Brakes on Trauma

It's normal to hit the brakes in the face of a threat, but your brakes can get stuck if you overuse them. Trauma responses are similar, and you may need to relearn how to ride.

It's normal to hit the brakes in the face of a threat, but your brakes can get stuck if you overuse them. Trauma responses are similar, and you may need to relearn how to ride.

Feeling Depressed? Tweaking Daily Life May Help

Feeling depressed? Your everyday routines may be to blame. Tracking your activities and moods can help you learn how to restructure your daily life to be more rewarding.

Feeling depressed? Your everyday routines may be to blame. Tracking your activities and moods can help you learn how to restructure your daily life to be more rewarding.