Contributed by Patrick Dougherty
Covid Comes to Therapy
Navigating Collective TraumaFor a few years now, I’ve worked with groups around the world to address collective trauma. Our focus is usually on something that had happened elsewhere and... Read more
Therapist Peer Groups, the "Emotional Lifeboat"
Doing Self-Care by Yourself Isn't Always EnoughIn the sea of trauma that surrounds us in our daily lives and in our offices, self-care is a life jacket. But collective trauma needs a collective... Read more
VIDEO: Men and Intimacy
A Relational Approach to Helping Male ClientsAccording to Patrick Dougherty, the biggest problem men have in psychotherapy isn’t that intimacy and the language of emotion is such foreign territory, but... Read more
The Heart Speaks
Does Love Have a Role in Psychotherapy?Does love have a role in the therapeutic relationship? Read more
Breathing Lessons
Unlearning the Mindset of TherapyThis article first appeared in the May/June 2006 issue. As I entered the classroom of our local community college, two things struck me. First, where was... Read more
The Bridge
Facing disaster in your own backyardWhen disaster strikes close to home, the emotional shock waves make business as usual impossible for both therapists and clients. Read more
Patrick Dougherty
Patrick Dougherty, MA, LP, has over 40 years of clinical experience. He is also working with an international nonprofit that works with intergenerational and collective trauma around the world (pocketproject.org). He has just completed his 3rd book, a teaching memoir,My Trauma Was Never Just My Trauma: We Had It Wrong. Learn more at movingthroughit.org.