First Person

In our own small way, the Networker has tried to revive the ancient, tribal practice of storytelling. At our third annual Symposium storytelling event, five... Read more

A challenging client, who won't speak or swallow, teaches a therapist just starting out how to find her own voice. Read more

A therapist tries to ride to the rescue of an immigrant client in a desperate situation. Read more

What happens to a buttoned-up young therapist when things get out of hand in his office? Read more

A specialist in grief and dying gets an early lesson on what makes up a full life. Read more

A karaoke performance on a psych ward helps a mother and daughter find a way to reconnect. Read more

A whirlwind romance turns into a troubled relationship. Read more

Does being a therapist give us an edge in coping with the inescapable phenomenon of aging? Three prominent psychotherapists—Irvin Yalom, Joan Klagsbrun, and... Read more

A classic sci-fi movie that seems to leapfrog through eternity helps a man contemplate the mystery of his own aging. Read more

In search of the stories that can bind a family together. Read more

Does sharing DNA with a total stranger automatically make him family? Read more

There comes a time in many families when there’s no choice but to face decisions that test the heart. Read more

I made my first appointment with Gloria one autumn afternoon. I needed a still point, a peaceful promontory in the ocean of loud, unrepentant excuses I heard... Read more

When I was 5 years old, I experienced something that made me feel viscerally, mentally, emotionally, and inescapably connected to everything and everyone... Read more

I've been in full-time private practice for almost 30 years. In that time, three patients in my practice killed themselves. Each suicide has left me... Read more

After a lifetime of conflict, a son faces the question of what he owes his mother. Read more

Can broken hearts run in a family? Read more

Dan Siegel tells the story of his 92-year-old client's journey to discover his emotions for the first time through therapy. Read more

Lisa Ferentz uses creative therapeutic intervention to turn a client's expensive gift into a powerful lesson in self-worth and compassion. Read more

Kenneth V. Hardy uses basketball to connect with detained youth, transforming resistance into teamwork and discovering life-changing purpose. Read more

Michele Weiner-Davis's personal journey through depression reveals how love, hope, and human connection can be powerful medicine for healing. Read more

Lynn Lyons shares how vulnerability and genuine connection helped an anxious teen overcome social anxiety and reclaim his life. Read more

The self-assurance of practitioners who publicly present their work can lead others to believe that psychotherapy is a far more predictable than it actually is. Read more

The life of a seemingly frail 94-year-old takes a surprising turn. Read more

These days, when psychotherapy is supposed to be “evidence based” and “empirically validated,” standardized and manualized up the wazoo, therapists... Read more

Recalling a time when kids were supposed to be out of the house—and their parents’ hair—as much as possible. Read more

The joys of being the oldest guy on the team. Read more

What do we know as therapists that can guide us in moving forward in both our personal lives as well as our work with clients? Read more

Every day, every moment, we must wade through the flood of incoming alerts and emails urgently demanding our time and attention, all the while knowing that... Read more

A stepson reconsiders a long-held resentment. Read more