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Most therapists struggle with guilt and self-blame related to their work. Thankfully, there are ways to leverage these feelings so we can grow from them. Read more

Meditation is generally considered one of the safest practices for our clients. But one organization says that’s not always the case. Read more

It's time to untangle weight gain and binge eating from trauma. Read more

Children need an adult who provides safety, attunement, empathy, acceptance, and boundaries. Can a sibling be the next best thing? Read more

After journeying through the Family Dialogue process, estranged family members often end up adjusting the very notion of what togetherness means. Read more

Helping parents process their own childhood pain is a difficult but necessary part of helping them reconnect with an estranged child. Read more

The session was supposed to be a consultation between two middle-aged sisters—my client, Annie, and her sister, Carol—about sharing their multigenerational... Read more

Today’s culture of therapy both reflects and contributes to our nation’s ever-growing embrace of individualism—for better and, sometimes, for worse. Read more

The power that parents have to influence the wellbeing of their adult children is often underestimated. Read more

In their rush to change family systems—if not the world—family therapists didn’t anticipate that they too would be affected by structural forces. Read more

What’s the emotional fallout of family cut-offs, both for those who initiate them and for the rest of the family? And how can therapists best navigate this... Read more

A therapist feels her sessions are getting a little dry and is looking for a way to bring play and humor into the work. Five therapists share how they do it in... Read more

Sometimes the road to connection involves a painful separation. Read more

What would therapy look like if the focus was on liberating a client from their setbacks, rather than simply diluting their symptoms? Read more

Therapists need to consider not only what diagnosis to give, but also the pain or hardship that can result from sharing it with a client. Read more

Integrating art therapy tools into your practice doesn’t have to be complicated, nor does it require artistic skill from you or your client. Read more

Are rage rooms a passing fad? Or a symptom of a larger issue? Read more

Three clinicians share their experiences of the power of supervision. Read more

There’s magic in therapy—all types—the most astonishing of which only happens when you stop trying to put on a flawless show. Read more

When becoming a therapist feels like part of our genetic makeup. Read more

Training must go beyond the intellectual exercise of grasping the concept of racism. The real work is getting out of our chairs and going into our communities... Read more

Thinking about behavior only in terms of reinforcement and consequence is outdated. It’s not mind over matter. It’s both. Are new therapists getting that... Read more

Over 40 years, a long-term client gives a therapist an opportunity to recover from clinical mistakes and apply new frameworks and modalities. Read more

Training to become technicians in particular areas isn’t what best serves our clients. Read more

How do therapists create a great training culture, one in which we become substantially better at what we do? Read more

As a family therapy trainee in the 70s, it was easy to feel like part of a larger revolution. Read more

Teacher? Guide? Gatekeeper? Consultant? How clarifying your role as supervisor helps. Read more

The stakes for quality supervision are high. And yet, live supervision is increasingly considered more a bonus than a staple. Read more

We’re in the midst of a major shift in our understanding of just what clinical trainees need to know in order to be an effective therapist in today’s world. Read more

A client has a lot of regret about past decisions he’s made, and although his therapist has talked with him about them at length, the client still can't seem... Read more