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Therapy’s Emerging Existential Crisis

Finding Your Own Answers in a World of AI
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Editor's Note

Livia Kent

Editor in chief Livia Kent introduces the November/December 2026 issue and the inspiring, practical, and whimsical pieces it contains. Read more

Table of Contents

The (Therapist’s) Odyssey

Voyaging Through a Field in Flux

In this modern odyssey, Orna Guralnik, Janina Fisher, Allen Frances, and others help a lost clinician navigate the disorienting forces reshaping therapy this... Read more

2026 Best Story Awards

Reader's Choice Awards

Discover the most popular stories and clinical insights published in Psychotherapy Networker in 2026, as voted by our readers. Read more

Extra Features

Invisible Daughters

Healing the Father Wound

Why do so many women long to be seen and fear it just as much? Often, the answer traces back to their fathers. Read more

What Doesn’t Work in Suicide Prevention

Three Common Practices to Avoid

Is standard care for suicidal clients—predictive risk assessment, no-suicide contracts, and reflexive hospitalization—doing more harm than good? Read more

What Actually Works in Suicide Prevention

Reclaiming the Essential Skills We’ve Forgotten

When a client is suicidal, fear can push us toward control. Here's what the evidence says about keeping suicidal clients connected to life Read more

Departments

The Truth About Postpartum Psychosis

How Can Therapists Close the Care Gap?

The Trauma Reprocessing Debate

How to Know When Stabilization isn’t Enough

A Mother, Her Son, and the Manosphere

Two Experts Take on Parental Fear and Teen Withdrawal

Letters to a New Generation of Therapists

Mary Pipher Offers Fresh Advice on Our Current Culture

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