Contributed by Wendy Behary

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Healing the Covert Narcissist

When Early Trauma Meets Entitlement

Entitlement, the characteristic that best indicates when coercive control is narcissistically driven, makes treating perpetrators challenging—but not... Read more

Voices of Reason

Empowering clients to alter their internal experiences

The case of a young man hearing voices shows how even problems that first appear to be extreme can be resolved by empowering clients to alter subtle aspects of... Read more

Letting Go of Hate

How to help clients change unconscious responses

Many well-intentioned therapists have suggested that their clients just “let go” of hate, as if it were a heavy load that they could simply drop to the... Read more

VIDEO: How to Engage a Narcissist in Therapy

Wendy Behary On The Keys To Successfully Treating Narcissists

Underneath it all, the narcissist is skeptical and frightened. That’s the first thing to remember, according to Wendy Behary, a recognized expert in treating... Read more

Challenging The Narcissist

How to Find Pathways to Empathy

Given their arrogance, condescension, and lack of empathy, narcissists are notoriously difficult clients. The key to working with them is being direct and... Read more

In Search of a Lost Self

Reclaiming Our Missing Experiences

A primer on the specifics of incorporating mindfulness into therapeutic practice. Read more

Holding Your Ground with Narcissistic Clients

What to do when your hot buttons get pushed

Some practical guidelines for handling confrontive and critical clients. Read more

Wendy Behary

Wendy Behary, LCSW, is the founder and director of The Schema Therapy Institutes of NJ-NYC-DC. She’s the author of an international bestselling book, Disarming the Narcissist, translated into 16 languages. The third edition was selected by Oprah Daily as one of the Top Books on Narcissism, and Most Therapist-Recommended Book.