We've gathered Psychotherapy Networkers most popular posts and arranged them here by topic.
What Type of Depression is It?
Margaret Wehrenberg on Working with Low-Energy Depressed Clients
The techniques you might employ to help a quiet avoider client dealing with depression won't work with a panicky depressive client, so identifying the type of depression you're working with is imperative.
Practicing Meditation Against All Odds
Zindel Segal on the Three-Minute Breathing Space
When thinking about the mindfulness practice of meditation, we usually imagine the ideal situation: a quiet place, ample time to ruminate (anywhere from 40 minutes to several days), and no distractions to disturb the meditation process. Unfortunately, this ideal is rarely a realistic option for most people.
Case Study: When Couples Therapy Causes Emotional Pain
Coming to Terms with Inflicting Emotional Pain in Order to Provide Good Couples Therapy
We don’t become therapists to inflict emotional pain, but eventually we learn that sadness, anger, shock, and disillusionment can be part and parcel of therapy with couples in serious trouble. Good couples therapy sometimes hurts.
Are Antidepressants the Answer?
Michael Yapko on the Safety and Effectiveness of Antidepressants
The role of antidepressants in treating depressed clients continues to be a hot debate topic among psychotherapists.
Does Your Depressed Client Even Want to Change?
David Burns on Using Paradoxical Agenda Setting
When a client seeks therapeutic help for depression, often the immediate response is to help them find what needs to change in their life to alleviate their depression. But what if the client isn't actively seeking change?
The Networker Symposium Experience
Don't Take Our Word for It: Ask Our Guests
It's easy for us at Psychotherapy Networker headquarters to tell you about all the wonders and benefits that await you at our annual Symposium. But the best—and most unbiased—endorsement for the Symposium can only come from our attendees.
Is it an Addiction?
Exploring the Distinctions between Addictions and Habits
The labels we use to describe clients’ behaviors have important therapeutic implications.
Learning What a Depressed Client Needs
Elisha Goldstein on Individually Treating Cases of Depression
Depression is one of the most popular conditions that therapists treat, making it easy to fall into the habit of giving stock answers and advice to clients who come in seeking help for their depression.
