John Sommers-Flanagan

John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD, is a professor of counseling at the University of Montana, a clinical psychologist, and author or coauthor of more than 100 publications, including nine books and many professional training videos. His books, cowritten with his wife, Rita, include Clinical Interviewing and Suicide Assessment and Treatment Planning: A Strengths-Based Approach. For more, visit his website.

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A male client stands in a therapy room on crutches with one leg in a boot

Passive Suicidality & the Jovial Client

Two Clinicians Respond to Subtle Suicidal Ideation in a First Session

Two takes on handling suicidality skillfully from the first intervention. Read more

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The Myth of Infallibility

A Therapist Comes to Terms with a Client’s Suicide

When it comes to coping with suicide deaths, we therapists need to let go of our superhero expectations. Read more