The Very Human Therapist
Editor's Note: July/August 2026A note from Livia Kent, editor in chief of Psychotherapy Networker, on the salience of person of the therapist work in the digital era. Read more
Closing the Gap Between Authenticity & Technique
The Most Effective Skill You Were Never Taught as a TherapistMost therapists lean toward either clinical technique or relational warmth—but the most effective work requires both. How do you achieve that balance? Read more
From Wounded Healer to Integrated Therapist
Evolving Toward a Differentiated SelfA wounded healer’s gift is being deeply attuned to clients. Their challenge is staying grounded in a strong sense of self. Read more
Three Ways the Therapist's Self Shapes Therapy
Using Our Selves as Instruments to Catalyze ChangeHow much of what happens in therapy with our clients is shaped not by what we do, but who we are? Read more
The Fiction of the Self
The Paradox of Mindfulness in Clinical PracticeWhat if our therapeutic goals of building self-esteem and developing a coherent self are symptoms of delusion? Read more
A Therapist's Most Important Tool
Salvador Minuchin on What Today's Trainings Are MissingLong before “self of the therapist” was a clinical concept, the father of structural family therapy was teaching it by example. Read more
The Courage to Confront
On Culture, Relational Recovery, & Speaking Truth to PowerHow do you speak truth to power in a therapy session when your history has taught you to either fight or go silent? Read more
The Self of the Therapist
Learning to Be in Relationship with Our IssuesThe wounds we work hardest to put behind us may be our most powerful clinical tools, if we’re willing to face them. Read more
The Neuroscience of Empathy
How Somatic Resonance Shapes the Therapeutic RelationshipRecognizing the uncanny ways empathy arises in the body can shift how you deepen attunement with clients. Read more
Where You End & The Client Begins
Using Your Issues in Clinical Work Without Making It About YouWhat does it take to help clients untangle relational patterns that have long complicated your own relationships? Read more
Borderline Personality Disorder, Revisited
Why Everything You've Heard about BPD is Probably WrongFew diagnoses intimidate therapists more than BPD. The reality is far less frightening. Read more
When Countertransference Hits Too Close
The Thin Line Between Empathy & ProjectionWhen a client’s story mirrors yours, the line between empathy and a clinical misstep can be thin and tricky. Read more
The Neuroscience of Habit Change
Using Reward-Based Learning to Transform Anxiety & CravingsCan the way out of anxiety, binge eating, and worry be learned with the right kind of attention? Read more
The Client on the Brink of Estrangement
Two Clinical Responses to the Question of CutoffsCutting family members off is one of the most fraught decisions a client can make—and one of the hardest to navigate as a therapist. Read more
4 Clinicians Decode Films Every Therapist Should Watch
On the Psychology of Narcissism, Gaslighting, Attachment & ShameFrom Succession’s trauma-bonded dynasty to Marriage Story’s moment of no return, here’s what the big screen reveals about the inner lives of our clients. Read more
Flip Through the July/August 2026 Issue
The Very Human TherapistExplore the digital version of the July/August 2026 issue of Psychotherapy Networker online or on your favorite e-reader. Read more
Listen to the July/August 2026 Audio Issue
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The Very Human Therapist
Self of the Therapist in Clinical WorkTable of Contents Extra Features Read more
A Therapist's Review of "Backrooms"
How We're Pursued by the Monster of Self-Betrayal"Backrooms" is a horror film that many therapists will resonate with in surprising ways. Read more
When Good Therapists Break the Rules
What the Hit TV Show "Shrinking" Gets Wrong About BoundariesApple TV's Shrinking contains a valuable message about the public's view of therapy and the ethical boundaries we hold dear. Read more
Poetry and Narrative in Therapy
Bypassing the Limits of ConversationPoetry isn't just a therapeutic art form, it's also a sneaky way around our inner defenses. Read more
