The Larger Conversation

One psychiatrist and 14 grandmothers in Zimbabwe access a vital, untapped resource for providing mental health support. Read more

Psychotherapy Networker has won awards not only for its insightful articles, but for its beautiful design. Want to flip through the pages of the latest issue? Read more

Four thought-leaders take stock of the shifting contours of our field. Read more

Our field's foremost brain expert connects the dots between scientific advances and our field's evolving view of mental health. Read more

One of the world's leading couples therapists examines a major turning point in couples therapy—and the woman who spearheaded the change. Read more

A therapist, author, and longtime contributor to Psychotherapy Networker reflects on our field's entrenched reluctance to name and discuss issues of race and... Read more

A renowned trauma expert tracks the historical contours of our culture's ambivalent relationship with trauma—and shares his hopes for the field. Read more

How can therapists help medical professionals process difficult experiences when their profession demands stoicism and invulnerability? Read more

Mental health startups were supposed to democratize therapy. Instead, they've cut therapist pay and gutted clinical teams. How can we fight back? Read more

After a moment of crisis, ACT co-founder Steven Hayes began tearing up the floorboards of our most popular diagnostic frameworks—and what he discovered was... Read more

Treating depression with electricity or magnets may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s currently at the center of a raging debate. Read more

More and more therapists are using life coaching as a workaround to the challenges of cross-state practice—but doing so can have serious consequences. Read more

Too many minoritized supervisees are leaving the field. How do we hold on to them? Read more

Misinformation about autism harms families, undermines progress, and diverts attention away from evidence-based practices that prevent neurodivergent burnout. Read more

What does it mean to forgive, anyway? And do trauma survivors really need to forgive their abusers in order to heal? Read more

Many women struggle with orgasm in heterosexual relationships. Here are seven strategies therapists can use to empower female clients to experience more... Read more

In the wake of a chronic illness, a body image advocate challenges toxic narratives about what it means to have a healthy body. Read more

Psychotherapy Networker has won awards not only for its insightful articles, but for its beautiful design. Want to flip through the pages of the latest issue... Read more

An unflinching look into a shadowy corner of the for-profit troubled teen industry: wilderness therapy. Read more

A mother’s lonely quest to help her undiagnosed Autistic child leads her on a wild goose chase for solutions. Read more

Tried-and-true behavioral strategies have been failing spectacularly in households with Pathologically Demand Avoidant children. Helping PDA families feel safe... Read more

Therapists tend to assume all their clients can visualize safe places and past experiences. But some can’t! Read more

Vulnerable nervous systems that are in chronic distress require a unique approach to understanding and creating a felt sense of safety. Read more

The impact of a series of executive orders targeting trans and nonbinary people has been immediate and devastating. How can therapists help? Read more

For many Autistic people, the trauma they carry is a result of society treating them like broken neurotypicals. Neuro-affirming care begins with providing... Read more

The overlap between autism and eating disorders is poorly understood, even by many eating disorder specialists. Read more

Couples therapy was designed for neurotypical people—yet we know that neurodivergence is everywhere. How can we better identify, help, and support... Read more

When it comes to teens who’ve found belonging and understanding in the autism community, our job is more about validating than diagnosing. Read more

How can we help our clients work through the inner torment of trying to occupy two cultural identities at once when they don’t fully feel they belong to... Read more

Given our culture's incessant messages about the joys of motherhood, it's critical for therapists to help new moms to speak openly and honestly about their... Read more