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I’m Ready for a New Challenge
Five Clinicians Weigh InA therapist is ready for a new challenge, a new context in which to put their clinical skills to work. Here, five clinicians offer practical guidance on... Read more
Out of Office
Therapists’ Passions and What They Teach Us about PracticeTherapists aren’t just therapists. They're people, with interests, hobbies, and passions that not only give them fulfillment outside of work, but keep them... Read more
David Burns on Overcoming Self-Criticism
A Pioneer of CBT on his Journey to “Feeling Great”David Burns's book, Feeling Good, brought the cognitive revolution to the public. In his new book, Feeling Great, he draws on decades of clinical work to... Read more
The overwhelming shift to teletherapy this year represents the first wave of a sea change in the field of therapy—nothing less. We’ll need to marshal all... Read more
Going Virtual with Couples
From Skeptic to BelieverOnline couples therapy can be tough, especially with a high-stakes case. The developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy dives into the deep end with a couple... Read more
The Surprising Intimacy of Phone Sessions
Turning off the Camera, Turning on the ConnectionSome clients and therapists strongly prefer the old-fashioned phone to video sessions. What’s so transformative about turning off the camera? Read more
The pandemic continues to strain small addiction clinics and their struggling clients. Read more
The Outcast
A Hard Road to an Unexpected ConnectionHow do you work with a client who intentionally tries to break every rule of therapy, spoken and implicit? Read more
CoronaGifts
How Teletherapy Changed My Life and My PracticeThe pandemic has showed us just how much our clients need us—and how much we need to tend to ourselves. For some therapists, this has meant reimagining their... Read more
A New Family Narrative
Transforming Intergenerational TraumaThe key to working with a family may be getting parents to see the intergenerational trauma underlying present-day issues. Read more
Toxic Entwinement
The Roots of American RacismExploring the intertwined roots of caste and racism in America. Read more
The Narcissism Trap
Navigating High-Conflict Personality StylesAn expert on narcissism discusses how to help clients get clear about gaslighting and other abuses in their relationships. Read more
Money Matters
Getting Clear with Ourselves and Our ClientsKnowing your financial worth as a therapist can model self-care and self-respect for clients. Read more
Reaching Out in Nervous Times
Polyvagal Theory Encounters TeletherapyConnecting with clients on a nervous-system level is especially important to therapists working from a polyvagal framework. But is it possible to offer... Read more
The Unbearable Heaviness of Being
Learning to Celebrate a New ShapeRefusing to be defined by others can sometimes require an unexpected catalyst. Read more
Helping Parents in Stressful Times
Clinicians Weigh in on Pandemic ParentingA therapist has been working with a parent on implementing a kinder, gentler style of interaction with her boisterous kids, but the coronavirus is creating so... Read more
Trauma and Teletherapy
Discerning Our Clients’ NeedsFor some clients, the transition to online therapy has worked perfectly well—or well enough. But for clients who suffer from severe trauma and deep... Read more
Asking Clients About Racial Stress and Trauma
How to Broach the Topic AppropriatelyTalking to clients of color about race and experiences of racial trauma is critical. But many white clinicians struggle with how to open these discussions. Read more
Therapy From the Podcast Studio
Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch discuss “Dear Therapists”The therapists and writers have teamed up to produce a podcast that addresses a listener’s problem, provides specific advice, and then checks in to see... Read more
Empowering Relationships Despite Political Divides
How to Find and Reaffirm Shared ValuesFor the roughly 23 percent of married couples who don’t share a political affiliation, disagreements over a party or candidate can easily escalate into... Read more
Training the Heart and Mind
A Message from Jack KornfieldClinical psychologist and author Jack Kornfield has been instrumental in bringing mindfulness to Western audiences. With candor and humor, he shares a moving... Read more
How to Help Our Nervous Systems During a Pandemic
… Finding Ventral Vagal for Our Clients and OurselvesAt the moment, I’m happy to be in my own home, self-quarantining, because I’ve recently been around the world on a training tour. I was in Rome twice... Read more
How I Came to Rethink Children’s Challenging Behaviors
Doing Away with the Blame GameA nine-year-old boy with severe behavioral challenges suddenly throws a full plate of food onto the school cafeteria floor. The consequence? His... Read more
Linda Graham on Developing Resiliency
How can therapists help clients train their resiliency "muscles"?In the past, resilience was thought of as an immutable trait: something we're born with that predetermines how well we can tolerate stress. In reality, Linda... Read more
The Reassurance Trap
Living with UncertainlyWe can’t guarantee certainty about anything, really. But some of us become haunted by needing to know for sure. We call this unrelenting need the Reassurance... Read more
Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness
The Key to Safety and Trauma-sensitive CareI work at a school for elementary- and middle-school kids in New York City. Counseling children and families affected by homelessness is a rapidly expanding... Read more
Is Trauma Therapy Doing Enough for People of Color?
What is a therapist to do?When it comes to addressing systemic racism and injustice, “therapy’s not enough,” says trauma expert Mary Jo Barrett. But that doesn’t mean therapists... Read more
Rethinking Anger
The Bioenergetic Therapy ApproachToo often, therapists working with anger focus on controlling and preventing it, rather than finding constructive ways to use it. Bioenergetic therapy regards... Read more
What Four Decades of Practice Has Taught Me
Janina Fisher’s Lessons for Every Beginning TherapistIf you could go back in time and give advice to yourself as a beginning therapist, what would you say? Worry less? Train harder? Practice more self-care... Read more
Living with Life's Uncertainties
Wisdom from Rick Hanson's Networker Symposium KeynoteRick Hanson describes how becoming more mindful of our body and thoughts, and the link between the two, can make us happier and less afraid of life's... Read more