
The Larger Conversation
Ideas that stretch our cultural perspectivesPulling Our Teens Back from Internet Addiction
A Family's Nightmare Search for HelpA family confronts the reality that parents alone are ill-equipped to protect their children from online dangers. Read more
Can True Love Be Designed?
Transforming How We Experience and Express LoveDiscover two models of love and how distinguishing between them can help therapists support clients in designing a conscious relationship. Read more
9 Top Apps Therapists Recommend to Clients
From Mindfulness to Your Natal ChartDiscover the top therapist recommended apps to improve your mental health and well-being, including an app that rates mental health apps! Read more
Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency
When Helper’s High Goes Too FarMany therapists believe their intense care and concern for clients is a form of selfless love. Maybe it’s time to rethink that. Read more
The Beauty of Longing and Melancholy
Susan Cain Celebrates the Sensitive Client"Bittersweet" invites us to better understand and celebrate the wistful, sensitive people in our lives—and in our therapy practices. Read more
The Sacred Work of Heartbreak
Relinquishing the God-like Fantasy of LoveIn a society where most people spend more time on dating apps than in places of worship, the pursuit of a romantic partner has become a holy quest. Read more
5 Therapy Trends to Watch in 2025
The Future of Diagnosis, Trauma Treatment, Psychedelics, and MoreThese hot takes from Steve Hayes, Nadine Burke Harris, Ruth Lanius, and others will keep you informed and prepared for what's changing in the field of... Read more
The Spiritual Therapist
Healing and the Secular PriesthoodMost therapists don’t shy away from discussing charged topics like sex and drugs. But religion and spirituality? That’s a different story—one that a... Read more
Listening as the Ultimate Spiritual Act
From Passive Process to Active PracticeHow do we change our habit of defensive listening and make emotional presence our practice? Read more
Easing the Pain of Political Polarization
What Do We Worship as Therapists?Being in relationship with those who are different from us can be difficult, but it’s what we need to build bridges that support connection and unity. Read more
4 Things Therapists Should Consider About Political Polarization
Maintaining Client Trust in a Divided NationUnless we want to let down our clients and lose public trust, therapists need to figure out how to navigate a politically polarized world. Read more
Saving No-Fault Divorce
What's at Stake for Women in Abusive Marriages?The current political push to eliminate no-fault divorce is dangerous, particularly for women in abusive relationships. Read more
When Your Client Goes to Family Court
The Truth about Documenting SessionsHow you document sessions with clients in emotionally abusive relationships can either help or harm them in family court. Read more
Male Abuse Survivors
Bringing a Fuller Picture of Suffering to LightWhy aren't we doing more to support male survivors of intimate partner violence? Read more
Assessing the Physical Dangers of Emotional Abuse
When to Create a Safety PlanJust because a relationship isn't physically violent doesn't mean emotional abuse won't turn violent. Read more
Healing the Covert Narcissist
When Early Trauma Meets EntitlementEntitlement, the characteristic that best indicates when coercive control is narcissistically driven, makes treating perpetrators challenging—but not... Read more
The Neurofeedback Question
100-Year-Old Miracle or Runaway Train?Many people who've tried neurofeedback say it's the closest thing therapy has to a silver bullet. So why aren't more therapists using it? Read more
Black Women and Intimate Partner Violence
When Seeking Help Isn’t SafeSeeking protection from a violent relationship is difficult enough on its own, but for Black women, the problem is compounded many times over. Read more
Terry Real Responds to Trump’s Reelection
Facing the Reality of Patriarchal DominanceThe Founder of Relational Life therapy Terry Real offers his reflections on how to make sense of Trump's reelection, and what we can do to promote an... Read more
Beliefs and Misbeliefs
Countering the Illusion of Explanatory DepthUnderstanding what's at the root of dangerous misbeliefs like conspiracy theories is the key to countering them. Read more
Discarding the Binary
Talking Sex and Gender with My Ever-Changing ChildHis generation of kids almost had to be gender- and sexuality-questioning to be cool, right? Maybe he was just mirroring what was happening around him. Read more
The Video Game Therapist
A Creative Approach to the Male Friendship CrisisMaking friends isn’t easy. But amid unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and trauma, and in the middle of what the Department of Health and Human... Read more
The Esther Perel Phenomenon
Did Mental Health Become Entertainment?Therapy is having a moment right now, with clinicians filling our social media feeds, bestseller lists, and concert halls. How did we get here? And where are... Read more
“Reservation Dogs” Redefines Time and Trauma
A Binge-Worthy Series About Indigenous HealingThe stories of four teenagers in the Muscogee Nation illustrates the power of community, myth, and spirituality in healing trauma. Read more
The Amazon Package in Your Waiting Room
Unboxing Anger as a Path to VulnerabilityA client’s anger over his therapist’s environmental choices leads to an important turning point in their work. Read more
Is Existentialism the Approach of Our Time?
Awakening to Mortality and Responsibility in TherapyA millennial therapist believes that for clients to find true freedom and meaning in the midst of crisis, we need to help them face inescapable questions about... Read more
Is Climate Change an ACE?
The Global Neglect of Our Children’s FutureHow do we empower kids in the midst of big environmental challenges? Read more
Will Space Aliens Get Therapy?
A Cosmic Perspective on HomeMaybe it’s time for therapists and planetary scientists to hang out more. Read more
Guardians of the Aquifer
Moving from Despair to AdvocacyIn the face of environmental anguish, a therapy icon turns to grassroots activism and finds hope, healing, and connection. Read more
A Global Case of Mistaken Identity
An Interview with Dan Siegel: Can Expanding Our Sense of Self Save Our World?The way we think about connection and relationships can play a pivotal role in reverse-engineering the climate crisis— and therapists need to help. Read more