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The Future of Diagnosis

Traveling Beyond the Limits of the DSM

Chris Lyford

Take a magical journey beyond the DSM’s pathologizing legacy to a place where therapists can name and categorize suffering, while still taking into account their clients’ humanity, environment, and relationships. Read More
Point of View

An Emotionally Focused Path to Healing Trauma

Accessing the Resource of Relationships

Ryan Howes & Susan Johnson

The Rise of Therapy-Speak

Matthias Barker on Bridging Social Media and the Therapy Room

Livia Kent
The Therapy Beat

Hypnosis Revisited

Chris Lyford

The Problem With ODD

Mona Delahooke

Nine Simple Interventions for Depression

Janina Fisher

When Teens Talk About Suicide

Samantha Ascanio & Britt Rathbone

Invisible Legacies

Gabor Maté

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- The Therapist's Craft
  
  Challenges on the path to therapeutic connection, creativity, and healing
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- A Never-Ending Adjustment Disorder
  
  How Therapists Navigate the Paradox of Diagnosis
  
  Alicia Muñoz
  
  A lot can go awry when you identify a person with a disorder—but avoiding diagnosis altogether isn’t always the right solution either. How are therapists... Read More
- In Consultation
  
  The Pursuer–Withdrawer Sexual Dynamic
  
  Laurie Watson & George Faller
  
  Leaving A High Demand, High Control Religion
  
  Krystal Shipps
  
  Clinician's Quandary
  
  Should I Keep One Partner’s Secret in Couples Therapy?
  
  Psychotherapy Networker
  
  Case Study
  
  When Actions Speak Louder than Words
  
  Paul Leslie & Anita Mandley
- Trends & Advances
  
  The field’s latest innovations and hottest debates
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- Taking the Podium
  
  The Growing Influence of Women in Psychotherapy
  
  Lynn Grodzki & Margaret Wehrenberg
  
  Despite an increasing diversity in race and ethnicity, the psychotherapy field is primarily filled with women—a reversal that's taken place over the last 50 years... Read More
- The Therapy Beat
  
  The TikTok Therapist
  
  Chris Lyford
  
  The Therapy Beat
  
  Surrogate Partner Therapy
  
  Chris Lyford
  
  Hip Hop Therapy
  
  Chris Lyford
  
  Facing the Waves
  
  Adam Moss & Nathan Greene
- Culture & Society
  
  "The larger forces shaping our communities, our clients, and ourselves"
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- "I Know What's Wrong With Me"
  
  Social Media and the Lure of Self-Diagnosis
  
  Lynn Lyons
  
  Although people might benefit from the sense of certainty that accompanies a self-diagnosis, it can also mislead them into embracing a fixed—or even a false—identity. Read More
- The Therapy Beat
  
  The Return of the Enneagram
  
  Lauren Dockett
  
  Awakening the Warrior
  
  Broderick Adam Sawyer
  
  Family Matters
  
  Hanging Out with Dick Van Dyke
  
  Marian Sandmaier
  
  When Therapists Struggle with Suicidality
  
  Stacey Freedenthal

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Seeking the Autism Diagnosis

The Current Quest for Identity and Community

Rachael Goren

Increasing numbers of young people are wanting the validation of an autism diagnosis, even when assessments reveal they don’t meet the criteria. Read More

Case Study

Tuning into the Body in Couples Work

Deborah J. Fox & Jordan Dann
Open Book

Going Public with your Therapist

Alicia Muñoz
The Hidden Trauma of Moral Injury

Jack Saul
A Young Therapist's Vision for Tomorrow

Arnoldo Cantú