Do Neuroscience and Therapy Mix?
Knowing About the Brain Can Actually Change It
By Bonnie Badenoch - Initially, it can seem like a huge leap to link abstruse and complicated brain science to the relational world of therapy. But, some day, it may seem absurd that we didn't study the processes we're expected to treat. Once my clients understand where their brain wiring is underdeveloped, they become eager to do whatever it takes to build better neural connections.
My Nightmare Client, My Greatest Gift
Sometimes Our "Worst" Clients Are Our Best Teachers
By Martha Straus - My young client, Brian, can reduce even confident mid-life adults to an infantile puddle, one provocative comment at a time. He's a therapist's nightmare. But he’s also the universe's gift to me. He measures my commitment to the work, to him, to my ideas about therapy, to my best self.
VIDEO: Richard Schwartz on Healing Our Wounded Inner Parts
The Originator of IFS on Helping Clients Awaken Self-Healing
Internal Family Systems (IFS) has allowed therapists to awaken the capacity for deep self-healing within even their most troubled clients. In this video clip from his 2015 Symposium keynote, Richard Schwartz, the originator of IFS, explains the transformative power of connecting with our wounded inner parts.
When Your Client Drops a Last-Minute Bombshell
Four Common Scenarios and How to Handle Them
By Daniela Gitlin - When clients drop “bombshells” in the last few minutes of a session, it can be hard to end on time. Here's a framework for not only handling these unexpected moments, but welcoming them.
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November Quandary: How Do I Bring Up My Client’s Rigid Perfectionism?
Five Clinicians Weigh In
By Chris Lyford - A client sees his perfectionism as an advantage, even though it ramps up his anxiety, exacerbates his sense of shame, and keeps him living a very rigid life. He brushes off his therapist every time she brings it up. Five therapists weigh in with how they'd respond.
Selfcarefully
Self-Care Shifts toward Authenticity
By Gracy Obuchowicz - In my years of working with myself and my clients around self-care, I’ve learned that there is no such thing as perfect self-care. Instead, I’ve found authentic self-care, which is anything but perfect.
VIDEO: Jack Kornfield on True Healing
Creating an Invitation for Connection
In this clip from his Networker Symposium keynote address, Jack Kornfield shares how to embody a fuller spiritual wisdom in your work with clients to heal difficult emotions, create calm focus, and connect deeply with others.
VIDEO: Gabor Maté on Expanding Our Vision for Mental Health Care
Treating a Social Malaise
According to physician and author Gabor Maté, too many healthcare professionals take a biological, individualized approach to treating mental health issues, like anxiety, depression, and addiction, that fails to account for myriad environmental factors. In this clip from his Networker Symposium keynote address, he makes the case for a more expansive form of care.
Creating Parent Communities
A Group Therapy Approach for Struggling Parents
By David Flohr - With my ParentCircle therapy model, I help parents find a “place of their own,” where they can learn about themselves and their children, get active support, and slowly be reminded of their natural connection with other adults.
