Of the 150+ articles we published this year, on just about every clinical topic imaginable, these articles were chosen by you, our readers, as a reflection of what matters most to you and your work. Over the course of the year, these stories gave shape to your challenges as a clinician, sparked new ideas for your practice, and offered practical tools you could take straight into the therapy room.
Congratulations to the winners—as well as the many deserving nominees—for inviting the kind of conversation and connection that make our community what it is. Like the best companions on any long road, they remind us that no therapist travels alone.
Voted Readers’ Choice in the “Autism & ADHD” Category
The AuDHD Paradox
Untangling a Complicated and Misunderstood NeurotypeHow do therapists help clients whose nervous systems are caught between two contradictory sets of needs? Read more
Voted Readers’ Choice in the “Affairs” Category
The Betrayal After the Betrayal
How Affair Recovery Is Hurting Those It's Meant to HelpHas a field that once shamed the betraying partner overcorrected to where it’s now failing the betrayed? Read more
Voted Readers’ Choice in the “Clinical Challenges” Category
The Case of the Angry Couple
Two Therapists, Two Different Approaches to ReconnectionCouples therapy pioneer Ellyn Bader and relationship expert Alexandra Solomon reveal how they’d work with a couple derailed by conflicts and chronic pain. Read more
Voted Readers’ Choice in the “Dissociation” Category
Healing Dissociative Identity Disorder
A Neuroscience-Informed Path to IntegrationYears ago, neuropsychiatrist Dan Siegel’s client recovered from DID—and now she’s showing therapists what’s possible for their own clients. Read more
Voted Readers’ Choice in the “Self of the Therapist” Category
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
Voted Readers’ Choice in the “Sex & Relationships” Category
"Would You Swipe on Me?"
Dating Apps & Therapy in the Age of Digital IntimacyIf therapists can become culturally competent in the world of dating apps, exploring our clients’ profiles is an opportunity to deepen therapy. Read more
Voted Readers’ Choice in the “Session Strategies” Category
Things I Was Taught Not to Do in Therapy – That I Do!
5 Therapists' Stories About Going Against the GrainVoted Readers’ Choice in the “Trauma” Category
The Gateway to Successful Trauma Treatment
Practical Steps for Creating Gravitational SecurityTwo leading experts in trauma and dissociation have figured out what’s getting in the way of trauma recovery—and what to do about it. Read more
Voted Readers’ Choice in the “Wider Culture & Our Field” Category
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
