We've gathered Psychotherapy Networkers most popular posts and arranged them here by topic.
Five Ways Therapists Put This “Best Medicine” to Use
Psychotherapy Networker
Therapy can be serious, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for a joke here and there. Here, clinicians share how they used humor to help clients dispel negative self-talk, build stronger relationships, realize what’s really important to them, and walk through life a little easier.
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Bringing Levity and Humor to the Work
Psychotherapy Networker
A therapist feels her sessions are getting a little dry and is looking for a way to bring play and humor into the work. Five therapists share how they do it in their own practices.
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Five Creative Approaches to Letting Go
Psychotherapy Networker
A client has a lot of regret about past decisions he’s made, and although his therapist has talked with him about them at length, the client still can't seem to move on. Here, five therapists offer effective, creative ways of helping clients like these work with regret.
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Interactive Discussions with Networker Contributors
Psychotherapy Networker
This week, the Networker's assistant editor, Chris Lyford, sat down for a live conversation and Q&A with hip hop artist and therapist, J.C. Hall.
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Five Tips for Getting Out of the Rut
Psychotherapy Networker
A therapist has been working with a client for eight years but fears that their progress has stalled. Five therapists weigh in on how to proceed.
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Beating the New Year’s Resolution Blues
Psychotherapy Networker
What are some strategies to help clients maintain hope when they don't meet their expectations for themselves? Five clinicians offer advice.
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Therapists’ Passions and What They Teach Us about Practice
Psychotherapy Networker
Therapists aren’t just therapists. We’re people, with interests, hobbies, and passions that not only give us fulfilment outside of work, but enhance our ability to return to the office day after day with a clear head and renewed focus. And some therapists’ passions, it turns out, are pretty darn cool.
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Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch discuss “Dear Therapists”
Ryan Howes
The therapists and writers have teamed up to produce a podcast that addresses a listener’s problem, provides specific advice, and then checks in to see whether or not it helped—all the while trying to work together as a team and provide a unified response.
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A Three-Part Exercise to Create Safety and Trust
Deb Dana
By Deb Dana - The three elements of our autonomic nervous system act as our largely subconscious surveillance system, working in the background to read subtle signals of safety or threat. Here's how to help clients become aware of their patterns of response to ease and distress.
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The Power of Embracing Vulnerability
Mary Sykes Wylie
A pervasive sense of shame makes many of us feel unworthy of human connection. Why the shame? Because in this perfectionistic culture, most of us believe we’re “not good enough." Professor and acclaimed TED speaker Brené Brown says that some people have escaped the shame trap. How? They let themselves be vulnerable.
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