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A New Revolution Teaches Us About Women’s Psychological Fortitude
An Iranian Therapist's ReflectionAn Iranian-American therapist speaks to how the mix of grief, anger, and a new insistence on change in her former homeland, could be affecting clients. Read more
When Medication Gets in the Way
Listening, Collaborating, and Helping Clients “Choose Their Own Adventure”"One of my clients takes prescription medication for anxiety and often complains about the negative side effects. I can’t help but feel it’s getting in the... Read more
Therapist SOS (Strategies of Self-Care)
Demanding Days and Decompressing Head to ToeStaying fine-tuned to self-care through ongoing self-awareness and regular, mindful personal-battery recharging is imperative for clinicians. Read more
Practice Tools: November/December 2022
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!Practice Tools for the November/December 2022 issue are courtesy of Eve Rodsky and Fair Play. Read more
Love Scrabble
An Evening with My Wife's BoyfriendPlaying a traditional boardgame in a nontraditional romantic arrangement. Read more
Is Our Culture Making Us Sick?
Gabor Maté on Stress and DiseaseGabor Maté's newest book is a reminder of the many ways in which we are not our symptoms. Read more
Rethinking PTSD
How Should We Be Defining Trauma?Amid what some are calling "an age of trauma," have we lost sight of what clinical trauma really looks like? Read more
Culturally-Responsive Support for the Latinx Community
A Conversation with Leslie PriscillaNetworker sits down with the founder of Latinx Parenting Leslie Priscilla as she discusses key cultural and environmental factors that may influence your... Read more
Helping Couples on the Brink
How Validating Ambivalence Can Foster HopeHow can we meet last-chance couples exactly where they are? Read more
Reducing Client Dropout
What Makes a Difference?How to build a therapeutic relationship from the first session that keeps clients coming back. Read more
Are Licensing Exams Failing Clinicians?
Reevaluating Our GatekeepingDespite the need to assess competency, some say licensing exams risk leaving good clinicians behind. Read more
The Couple Who Changed Me
Help Can Come from Unexpected SourcesThe strongest couples are the ones who are open to help—the ones who can surround themselves with allies, inviting others into the trenches with them. Read more
Supporting Women's Voices
Carol Gilligan on Today's PatriarchyMore than 50 years after feminist psychologist Carol Gilligan's pivotal study on how women think about the choices in their lives, she speaks up about our... Read more
Love Is An Action Verb
The Body Work of MotheringBefore we learn verbal language, we communicate through our bodies, making mothering a physical act of love. Read more
The Postpartum Experience
What Therapists Need to KnowMany therapists don't realize that treating depression or anxiety generally isn't the same as treating these mood disorders in the perinatal period. Read more
Taking the Podium
The Growing Influence of Women in PsychotherapyDespite an increasing diversity in race and ethnicity, the psychotherapy field is primarily filled with women—a reversal that's taken place over the last 50... Read more
Embracing Gender-Pleasure
How to Feel Yummy in Our BodiesFor trans folks, attuning to gender-pleasure allows them to resist harmful cultural scripts—but it can be a radical act of resistance for cis folks too. Read more
Daring to Dance
How Can We Help Women Take Pleasure?Pleasure-taking connects women to their bodies, roots them in the present, and fosters resilience. What could be blocking today's women from such a seemingly... Read more
Fair Play at Home
Are Women Still Carrying the Heavier Load?Eve Rodsky is on a mission: to rebalance the "mental load" that many women still unfairly shoulder in domestic life, affecting their physical health... Read more
Editor's Note: November/December 2022
Listening to Women's VoicesRecently, researchers have highlighted just how much of the emotional labor and mental load women in heterosexual households still carry. Read more
Treating Systemic Trauma in the African American Community
A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer PayneJoin Networker’s Anna Lock and Jennifer Payne, Ph.D, LCSW, author, research scientist, and clinician as they discuss how Dr. Payne works to culturally tailor... Read more
How Do I Make Therapy Stick?
Creating a Vision, Building Momentum Between Sessions, and MoreSure, your clients may find therapy helpful. But do they find it memorable? How can we get clients to retain all the wonderful information they learn in... Read more
A Script for Male Dementia Caregivers
Helping a Husband Be More Than a 'Pillar of Strength'Many spousal dementia caregivers struggle emotionally watching their life partners slowly decline. But I also knew that male caregivers, especially spouses... Read more
The Love Prescription
An Interview with John and Julie GottmanIn this Networker Live event, senior editor Chris Lyford speaks with authors and relationship experts John and Julie Gottman about their latest book, The Love... Read more
Breaking the Generational Cycle of Worry in Families
An Interview with Lynn LyonsIn this Networker Live event, editor in chief Livia Kent talks with author Lynn Lyons, LICSW, about anxiety and families. Read more
Sexual Intimacy and the Aging Client
A Conversation with Dr. Regina KoeppBased on her article from our September/October issue, Dr. Regina Koepp talks about how to have "the talk" with your aging couple clients. Read more
Moving Through Grief Using Emotionally Focused Therapy
A Conversation with Leanne CampbellBased on her article in our July/August issue, EFT trainer Leanne Campbell talks about how to handle grief. Read more
Sweet Surrender
Ice Cream, Fatherhood, and the Meaning of LifeA tale about fatherhood and the pleasures of ice cream. Read more
Reframing Exposure Therapy
A Conversation with Dr. Jelena KecmanovicBased on her article in the September/October issue, Dr. Jelena Kecmanovic talks about exposure therapy and why therapists needn't be afraid of it. Read more
Changing How We Think about Youth Suicide
An Interview with David JobesIn this Networker Live event, senior editor Chris Lyford speaks with suicidologist Dr. David Jobes about the impact of ideation. Read more