We've gathered Psychotherapy Networkers most popular posts and arranged them here by topic.
Reflections from a Therapist Treating Ukrainian Survivors
Elaine Miller-Karas
A therapist specializing in trauma treatment in the wake of human-made and natural disasters shares what she's seeing in her work with survivors of the war in Ukraine.
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Four More Therapists Weigh In
Psychotherapy Networker
Our last Clinician’s Quandary on helping clients—and ourselves—navigate grief work received an overwhelming number of responses. So many, in fact, that we’ve decided to make it a two-parter. Here are four more of our top responses.
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The Invisible Pandemic
Judith Markey
What can we do in the face of our current crisis? There are no clear answers or easy fixes. As providers, we must endeavor to do what we teach our patients: in an out-of-control situation that we cannot change, we can only control how we respond to our own fear and trauma, and, for us therapists, that also means the secondary trauma we experience as a result of our work.
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Helping Our Clients and Ourselves Navigate Grief Work
Psychotherapy Networker
Many grief specialists talk about helping clients finding meaning after loss. But often, loss feels meaningless. One therapist working with grieving clients isn't sure how to help them conceptualize loss or work through it. Here, five therapists offer advice, explaining how they do grief work—with themselves and their clients.
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Take a Break, or Keep Going?
Psychotherapy Networker
What practical guidance can you offer a therapist whose personal grief is so deep that she's finding it hard to stay present for clients? Six clinicians weigh in.
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Acknowledging Loss a Year Later
Margaret Wehrenberg
It’s critical for clinicians to recognize anniversary reactions. When clients describe their experiences as depression, we naturally think of solutions like prescribing medication, talking about relationships, or finding ways to raise energy and reframe negative thoughts. But those methods to lift mood won’t be productive when the suffering is mourning. Grief requires a different process than depression: reflecting on the loss, which is real and should be honored as significant.
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Coping with Loss as Disappointment
Margaret Wehrenberg
As all of us in the United States move into the coming months, a full year into COVID life, our personal losses will come into focus. If we don’t process them, they’ll be magnified. As therapists, we can be on the lookout for symptoms of anniversary reactions in our clients, and with our help, our clients can both recognize what they’ve lost and what they can still share with their friends and family.
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The Journey of Grief Groups
Sherry Cormier
The word healing means to make whole, but coming to a sense of wholeness after a significant loss is a difficult process that can’t be rushed.
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A Clinician Shares Her Most Therapeutic Moment
Margaret Nichols
Of the thousands of meaningful sessions that take place in a therapist’s office, certain ones stand out. During the Networker Symposium's evening of storytelling, clinician Margie Nichols shared a transformational story from her own life in therapy.
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A Transformation
Terry Real
Of all the meaningful sessions that take place in a therapist’s office, certain ones stand out. In this Symposium storytelling highlight, couples therapist Terry Real shares a memorable moment from his work.
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