Culture & Society

It's easy to interpret therapists over responsiveness as a personal flaw, but it's actually an occupational hazard. Read more

Check out the March/April issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover. Read more

In our quest for healing and connection in a chaotic world, a wacky meme can be a powerful tool. Five therapists share their favorites. Read more

The false memory debate, a turning point that shaped psychotherapy forever, has been largely forgotten. But its legacy continues. Read more

Genetic testing has led to shocking secrets unburied, followed by pain, grief, and trauma. Here’s how therapists can help. Read more

More and more therapists are helping clients examine the emotional benefits and potential pitfalls of a prenup agreement. Read more

We expect kids with ADHD and executive function challenges to change not just themselves but the world around them. No wonder everyone feels stuck. Read more

What if the administrative aspects of therapy so many therapists avoid are a key to healing? Read more

Creating safe therapeutic spaces for queer and marginalized people begins with acknowledging body-based oppression. Read more

Why do so many female clients feel lonely, resentful, and exhausted—and how can therapists help? Read more

How do we shift from grieving the past to creating the future we want? Read more

For many clients of color, responses to cultural silencing aren't isolated reactions, but longstanding survival strategies. Read more

How do we combat racism in a world determined to tell us it doesn’t exist? Read more

Here are six hot takes on what’s in store for clinicians in 2026, from Matthias Barker, Linda Thai, Chinwé Williams, and more. Read more

Billions of daily swipes on dating apps yield an average match rate of less than 2 percent. What does this say about the role of physical chemistry in love? Read more

The reason people find Orna Guralnik so compelling isn’t the stylish clothes, her trendy office décor, or fancy camera work. It’s something else entirely. Read more

Anxiety expert Lynn Lyons reacts to Wendy Lobel’s new documentary, “The Anxiety Club,” which explores the lives of several anxious stand-up comedians. Read more

Many clients misuse clinical terms to win arguments and avoid blame. How do we support them without invalidating them? Read more

If therapists can become culturally competent in the world of dating apps, exploring our clients’ profiles is an opportunity to deepen therapy. Read more

As a field, in our efforts to be neutral and nurturing, have we been unwittingly recreating the culture’s individualistic bias? Read more

Embracing friendship therapy as fully as we do couples or family therapy might help us shift friendship to its rightful place of clinical importance. Read more

Check out the January/February issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover! Read more

Going no-contact is a last-resort boundary some autistic adults set when other attempts to set limits with family members have failed. Read more

Therapists working with adolescents and teens don't need to be fluent in Gen-Alpha slang: they need to be curious without being theatrical. Read more

Psychiatrist Awais Aftab has been inviting the most prominent thinkers in psychiatry to move beyond familiar narratives, embrace complexity, and change the... Read more

Many therapists confuse sacrifice with service. But when the impulse to care crosses into self-abandonment, no one wins. Read more

In our quest for healing and connection in a chaotic world, a wacky meme can be a powerful tool. Read more

Of all the David-and-Goliath matchups in psychotherapy, few have had as many twists and turns as the one unfolding between energy psychology and the APA’s... Read more

A fantastical journey leads an overwhelmed clinician to unexpected interactions with some of our field's leading luminaries, including Ramani Durvasula, Terry... Read more

Check out the November/December issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover! Read more