Culture & Society

"The larger forces shaping our communities, our clients, and ourselves"

Wrestling with a Daughter's Faith

An Agnostic Mother Learns the Challenge of True Acceptance

Is Honesty the Best Policy?: A Review of 'You Hurt My Feelings'

A New Film on Flattery, White Lies, and Nondirective Therapy

From Grind Culture to Work Malaise

The Cultural Trends Driving Our Clients' Careers

Organizational Management at Home

An Interview with Eve Rodsky on Workplace Tools for Couples

The Anxious Warrior

Fighting Fear with Krav Maga

The Heart of Gladness

Why Joy and Sorrow Need Each Other
Article July 8, 2025

Test Your Knowledge of Therapists' Quips

Test Your Knowledge of Therapists' Quips Who Said It, Tupac or Brené Brown?

We put a handful of legendary therapist quotes alongside sayings from world-famous philosophers, comedians, movie stars, and others to test your therapist's... Read more

Article July 7, 2025

The Choice to Love

A Grief Expert's Own Journey into Unfathomable Loss

David Kessler, a world-renowned grief expert, shares his journey into the pain of unfathomable loss. Read more

Article July 7, 2025

A Brave New Conversation with Esther Perel

How Do We Fix a Polarized World?

Esther Perel and her close colleagues explore the interesting parallels between intimate relationships and political divides. Read more

Article July 7, 2025

Jon Kabat-Zinn's New Radical Act

Recalibrating Our Relationship with Modern Mindfulness

At 80 years old, Jon Kabat-Zinn—the creator or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction—reminds us that mindfulness is more than a convenient therapeutic tool. Read more

Article July 7, 2025

Ken Hardy on Racial Reactivity Today

A Clinical Tool for Navigating Defensiveness, Anger & Hopelessness

Ken Hardy has been presenting workshops on racial reactivity for over 30 years. What's different now? Read more

Article July 7, 2025

Embodied Healing in a Disembodied World

Metabolizing Intergenerational Trauma & Collective Grief

Linda Thai takes a holistic approach to healing from trauma, addiction, and attachment wounding—one that includes reverence for our bodies, nature, and time... Read more

Article July 7, 2025

Dan Siegel's Song

Teachings from the Heart of Interpersonal Neurobiology

Dan Siegel sings in public for the first time to convey what lies at the heart of interpersonal neurobiology. Read more

Article July 7, 2025

Flip Through the Magazine!

Brave New Conversations on the Heart of Healing

Experience some of the most meaningful moments that happened at Psychotherapy Networker’s annual Symposium in 2025, with some of the premiere thought leaders... Read more

Article June 18, 2025

Lessons from Both Sides of the Couch

What My Therapists Taught Me

A seasoned therapist reflects on the unexpected lessons she's learned from her therapists at key moments in her life and career. Read more

Article June 18, 2025

What Defines Greatness for America

The Impact of New Policies on Social Wellness and Clinical Research

Bessel van der Kolk explores the impact of new policies on social wellness and the future of research in America. Read more

Article June 6, 2025

What Is a Citizen Therapist?

Exploring Our Need for a Citizen Healthcare Model Today

On the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, couples therapist Bill Doherty reflects on his work with Braver Angels and how more therapists can... Read more

Article June 3, 2025

Answers to Therapy's Big, Slippery Questions

What Has Our Field Forgotten?

Tara Brach, Irvin Yalom, Eugene Gendlin, and Daniel Kahneman share answers to some of the biggest, most slippery questions therapists face. Read more

Article June 2, 2025

How Do We Change Bad Habits?

Getting to Know Our Mental Machinery

Daniel Kahneman, bestselling author of "Thinking Fast and Slow," explores how therapists can help clients change bad habits that cause misery. Read more

Article June 2, 2025

How Do We Cultivate Wonder?

Developing a Felt Sense

Eugene Gendlin, the developer of Focusing, explores the importance of moving beyond mindfulness to develop a whole body sense of a situation. Read more

Article June 2, 2025

How Do We Live Our Best Life?

Facing Existential Issues in Therapy

As our field shifts away from depth psychotherapy to imparting knowledge, what are we losing in the process? Read more

Article June 2, 2025

How Do We End Suffering?

Spirituality, Therapy and the Middle Way

Tara Brach explores the importance of honoring clients' personal stories without getting lost in a spiritually limiting notion of the self. Read more

Article May 7, 2025

Can Communities Heal Intergenerational Trauma?

How 14 Grandmothers Inspired a Mental Health Revolution

One psychiatrist and 14 grandmothers in Zimbabwe access a vital, untapped resource for providing mental health support. Read more

Article May 6, 2025

Dive into the Digital Magazine!

The Hidden Dangers to Your Practice

Psychotherapy Networker has won awards not only for its insightful articles, but for its beautiful design. Want to flip through the pages of the latest issue? Read more

Article May 5, 2025

How to Build Your Brand as a Therapist

9 Influencers Reveal Their Unconventional Choices

Nine successful therapists reveal their most unconventional steps to branding themselves as mental health influencers. Read more

Article May 5, 2025

The Ever-Shifting Norms of Psychotherapy

Four Thought Leaders on Our Evolving Field

Four thought-leaders take stock of the shifting contours of our field. Read more

Article May 5, 2025

The founder of Brown Girl Therapy shares her countercultural secret to building an online community. Read more

Article May 5, 2025

Bestselling author and podcaster shows you how less can be more in branding. Read more

Article May 5, 2025

A renowned therapist, author and influencer challenges the popular wisdom behind branding yourself as a therapist. Read more

Article May 5, 2025

After landing a Masterclass series, a renowned relationship expert shares her hard-won formula for discerning what projects to accept and which to turn down. Read more

Article May 5, 2025

Living with a Life Coach

When Tensions Between Therapy and Coaching Hit Home

When a therapist's husband becomes a life coach, the push-pull widely felt in our field between similar professions gets personal. Read more

Article May 5, 2025

Our field's foremost brain expert connects the dots between scientific advances and our field's evolving view of mental health. Read more

Article May 5, 2025

One of the world's leading couples therapists examines a major turning point in couples therapy—and the woman who spearheaded the change. Read more

Article May 5, 2025

A therapist, author, and longtime contributor to Psychotherapy Networker reflects on our field's entrenched reluctance to name and discuss issues of race and... Read more

Article May 5, 2025

A renowned trauma expert tracks the historical contours of our culture's ambivalent relationship with trauma—and shares his hopes for the field. Read more

Article May 5, 2025

Medical Professionals Need Intensive Care

When Feelings are Seen as a Job Hazard

How can therapists help medical professionals process difficult experiences when their profession demands stoicism and invulnerability? Read more