
The Larger Conversation
Ideas that stretch our cultural perspectivesEditor's Note: September/October 2024
The Most Important Issue No One Wants to ReadIn a recent meeting with several therapists, I shared my plans for upcoming magazine issues. When I talked about exploring new perspectives on coercive... Read more
The Parentification Trap
Growing Up Too Fast as a Child of ImmigrantsHow does it impact the development of second-generation kids when their sense of self is inextricably tied to meeting the needs of parents and elders? Read more
The Dangers of a Phone-Based Childhood
Are We Protecting Kids in the Wrong Way?What happens when a whole generation of children are overprotected on the playground and underprotected online? Read more
Bringing Hope and Healing to Gaza
A Psychologist's ViewJames Gordon shares about a clinician's powerful mental health work on the frontlines of the war in Gaza. Read more
Tammy Nelson Discusses Couple and Ketamine
A New Way to Enrich RelationshipsWatch our interview with relationship expert Tammy Nelson on how ketamine is supercharging couples work. Read more
The Client No One Wants to Treat
What Happens When We Shun Pedophiles in Our PracticesAdvocates are calling on more therapists to consider how they can help people whose inclinations toward minors most of us find abhorrent. Read more
The Myth of Low Sexual Desire
Updating Our Ideas about Erotic Well-BeingGreat sex over the long term is not about how much you want sex; it’s about how much you like the sex you’re having. Read more
Does Microdosing Work?
Chasing a Therapeutic Silver BulletMore and more people are ingesting small amounts of psilocybin on a daily basis in the hope of curing everything from mild irritability to major depression... Read more
A Monogamish Love Triangle
The Painful Geometry of an Open RelationshipA botched foray into polyamory leaves a woman feeling more singularly herself. Read more
In the Weeds
The Costs of Believing the Cannabis HypeThe U.S. cannabis industry has created a market worth up to 35 billion dollars, in part by convincing the public that THC is medicinal and safe. Are the people... Read more
Prentis Hemphill: Personal Healing Meets Social Change
How Somatic Therapy Can Create a Just WorldPrentis Hemphill believes justice begins with nurturing authentic, body-based feelings, so people can embody their values and spread them throughout families... Read more
Supercharging Couples Work with Ketamine
A Doorway to Greater IntimacyThe combination of therapeutic guides, ketamine, and community can open the door to deep, long-lasting relational change. Read more
Celebrating Sue Johnson
A Tribute to a Leading Force in the FieldPsychotherapy Networker honors the memory of Sue Johnson, EFT and EFIT pioneer, with highlights from her trailblazing career. Read more
So You Want to Be Your Client's Friend
Two Therapists Discuss a Clinical TabooJoin the conversation between two therapists as they discuss the longing for friendship in the therapy room. Read more
Navigating the Male Friendship Recession
A Conversation with Mark GreeneWatch this interview with Mark Greene about why male friendships seem so difficult for men to get and how therapists can help. Read more
Editor's Note: March/April 2024
The Loneliness EpidemicThis issue aims to explore what we can do about loneliness in our therapy offices—not just for kids and young adults, but for people at any stage of life Read more
A Therapy Session With Friends
An Untapped Resource for Emotional HealthThere are no formalized rituals, rules, or obligations to ground or support a friendship. Should therapists change that? Read more
Scarred, Not Scary
Bringing Disfigurement Out of the ShadowsTherapists can help disfigured clients build the necessary skills to navigate the documented reality that they’re often avoided, judged, and asked invasive... Read more
Inviting Your Inner Critic for Coffee
Why Is It So Hard to Show Up for Ourselves?When it comes to self-talk, a therapist explores our tendency to be our worst enemy. Read more
In Search of The Great Male Friend
One Man’s Quest for IntimacyGrown men don’t say things like “I’ve got nobody to play with.” Or do they? A journalist explores what therapists are seeing across the country: the... Read more
Esther Perel on the Art of Making Friends
Skills for Cultivating Vibrant ConnectionsNavigating the potential discomfort of opening ourselves up to others is a skill we all have to learn through trial and error. Read more
Emotional Support Animals
Cures or Crutches?In the last few decades, pets who offer company and calm have become therapeutic tools to help people manage their mental health. Read more
Cultivating Relationships in Real Life
Seven Strategies for Guiding Lonely Young AdultsBy asking the right questions in therapy, we can help make the road to adulthood less lonely for high school and college-age kids. Read more
Celebrating Black Sisterhood
The Power of Healing in CommunityForming strong connections with others is not only integral to our development as humans, it’s connected to our very survival. For Black women, this is... Read more
Hustle Culture, Malaise, and Mental Health
A Conversation with Erica TurnerCatch the replay of our discussion about why your clients may be struggling with disillusionment in their professional lives. Read more
From Grind Culture to Work Malaise
The Cultural Trends Driving Our Clients' CareersWhat are the cultural messages feeding younger generations’ ambivalence and anxiety about their professional lives? Read more
Existentialism for a New Era
The Millennial Therapist on Self-CreationSara Kuburic, the Millennial Therapist, invites new clients to take a deep look at age-old existential concerns. Read more
Wrestling with a Daughter's Faith
An Agnostic Mother Learns the Challenge of True AcceptanceA family with stark religious differences finds its way. Read more
The Bot Will See You Now
My Illuminating Chat with PiWhen it comes down to it, what do human therapists really have over artificially intelligent ones? Read more
The Best and Beloved Stories from 2023
Our Staff Picks from a Year of Psychotherapy NetworkerHere are the Psychotherapy Networker magazine articles that were the most read and most loved amongst our editors. Read more