2012 September/October
September/October 2012 The Craft of Conversation
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SO2012-1Healing Clients One Brick at a Time

By William Doherty

In this era of medical necessity and evidence-based therapies, it’s easy to lose sight of a basic truth. We heal not through prescriptions and procedures, but through talking and listening.

SO2012-2The Search for the Unspoken Self

By Ron Taffel

When we trust ourselves to follow the signals of life that the patient emits in seemingly casual conversation, we increase our chances of stepping outside the confines of our theoretical models to enjoy an unexpected encounter.

SO2012-3Mistakes Therapists Should Avoid

By Janet Sasson Edgette

Most teens loathe the very idea of therapy. Yet, with confused and troubled adolescents needing our help more than ever, the gap between our grad-school training and what works in real-life practice continues to widen.

SO2012-4Expanding Our Moral Imagination

By Mary Pipher

We live in a culture of denial, especially about the grim reality of climate change. Sure, we want to savor the occasional shrimp cocktail without having to brood about ruined mangroves, but we can’t solve a problem we can’t face.

SO2012-5Analysis for Autism?

By Jared DeFife

SO2012-6The Truth About Bullying

By Stan Davis

SO2012-7How to Heal the Angry Brain

SO2012-8Pat Ogden on sensorimotor psychotherapy

Creatures of Habit

The Dance of a Conversationalist

Old Pills, New Promises for PTSD