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 September 3, 2025

Locked in a Garden with My Client

The Lessons We Learn Under Pressure

A therapist doing a phone session with a client loses track of time in a park with a strict closing time—and tries not to panic. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Flip Through the Magazine!

... ON YOUR E-READER

Discover surprising antidotes to therapist burnout and fresh perspectives on healing in the midst of grind culture. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

An Hour with Irv Yalom

Changing Lives in a Single Session

In his late 80’s, as Irv Yalom’s memory began to flag, he offered one-time consultations to new clients—and still made an impact. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Rest as Revolution

An Interview with The Nap Ministry's Tricia Hersey

Modern-day grind culture, with its roots in the profit-over-people mindset of chattel slavery, has normalized burnout as an inevitable part of life. How can... Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Why All Therapists Can (and Should) Ask About Sex?

Tips for Bringing Up a Touchy Subject

Asking a client about sex doesn’t need to feel intimidating or awkward—but it is important for all therapists to do. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Turmoil Therapists Carry Alone

Facing the APES in Our Field

When it comes to processing work-related trauma, therapists are often isolated, shamed, and hamstrung by the guidelines meant to protect clients. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Truth about Autistic Burnout

Regaining Homeostasis in a Neurotypical World

On the surface, autistic burnout may present like depression in neurotypical clients, but treatment is considerably different. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Rock & Roll Sabbatical

Rethinking Time Off from Your Practice

In the midst of a busy clinical practice, it’s hard to imagine taking a vacation, much less a long sabbatical. But with the right plan and support, not only... Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Cost of Neglecting Therapists' Mental Health

Restructuring Our Field to Heal the Healers

Mental health professionals receive little support for their own personal healing and development. What will it take to revolutionize training programs in a... Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Managing the Mind to Change the Brain

How Common Myths Derail Therapy

How long does it really take to change our minds with the help of a therapist—and our brains and bodies, too? Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Soul-Care for Therapist Entrepreneurs

A Powerful Alternative to Chasing Money on the Job

For Black therapists, can generating passive income and building generational wealth prevent them from burning out in our field? Read more

Article August 29, 2025

4 Top Therapist-Recommended Movies (Part II)

From Sexual Healing to Facing Our Collective Shadow

Four prominent therapists tell us about their favorite movies—and what makes them both memorable and healing. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Is Deepfake Therapy Out of Control?

Therapists Are Torn on AI's Latest Evolution

What is deepfake therapy, how can impact therapist's work, and why are clinicians so torn about whether or not it can help clients? Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Over the past few years, I found myself burning out on the whole problem of burnout. Then I came across The Nap Ministry. Read more

Article August 4, 2025

How Do We Cope with a World of Stress?

Tips for Doing Good When You're Overwhelmed

If empathy without action leads to despair, finding ways to metabolize the 24/7 news cycle is crucial to remaining well. Read more

Article July 22, 2025

Tender Moments with Artificial Intelligence

How AI Can Bridge Longstanding Gaps in Mental Health Care

Therapists make space for our sorrow, joy, confusion, and longing. But what if AI can do some of this better? Read more

Article July 21, 2025

Escaping the Certainty Trap

How to Value Confusion as a Therapist

As therapists, we work hard to stay one step ahead of bad outcomes in session. But what if our real work is about embracing uncertainty alongside our clients? Read more

Article July 8, 2025

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 of 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