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When Teens Self-Harm: How to Effectively Involve Parents
Two Experts Weigh InWhen working with a young client who's struggling with self-harm, how should clinicians navigate the practical, emotional, and ethical difficulties surrounding... Read more
Selfcarefully
Self-Care Shifts toward AuthenticityIn my years of working with myself and my clients around self-care, I’ve learned that there is no such thing as perfect self-care. Instead, I’ve found... Read more
The Unlived Lives of Parents
A Mindful Exercise for Healing Old WoundsLionel and Kyra’s son, Tyrone, had significant developmental delays from his premature birth. Now seven years old, he’s playing Little League, but he... Read more
Overeating Issues in Quarantine?
How to Relate To Food and Weight Now and Let the Shame GoWhen COVID-19 hit and many of us began stocking up on food and sheltering in place, I grew deeply concerned for my clients. How were they going to handle the... Read more
VIDEO: Love in Lockdown
Esther Perel Shares the Trends She's Been Seeing with Her ClientsCouples therapist and bestselling author Esther Perel explains how life in quarantine is changing the dynamics of romantic relationships, and what this means... Read more
Strategies to Cope with Distance Learning
A Systems Approach for Parents and ChildrenWhen kids are learning remotely, it can be tough on parents also working from home. Here's how a therapeutic approach that takes into account the larger... Read more
The Assaulted Sense of Self
Rethinking How We Talk about RaceTherapist and author Ken Hardy speaks on the toll that micro and macro assaults on dignity take on the lives of people of color, challenging therapists to... Read more
VIDEO: What Polyvagal Theory Tells Us about Managing Stress
The Real-World Applications of Brain ScienceThe coronavirus pandemic is testing us all. But what do we do when our anxiety, loneliness, or grief gets overwhelming? Therapist and author Deb Dana shares... Read more
My Client is Spinning Her Wheels
Five Clinicians Weigh InWeek after week, a client’s sessions focus on her issues with her partner. Her therapist thinks couples therapy would be tremendously helpful, but the... Read more
Disrupters and Lifequakes
Moving Through the Big TransitionsA guide to dealing with the traumas and challenges that can redefine who we are and what we want to do in the world. Read more
The Wonder of Mom’s World
Discovering Egypt over a Cup of TeaThe ordinary moments of life reveal the true wonders of a mother–daughter relationship. Read more
Race and Healing
Expanding the ConversationNow, more than ever, we’re engaged as a society in finding ways to have a truly meaningful dialogue about race and racism. But how do we translate good... Read more
How can therapists of all races and ethnicities support their clients of color in voicing their experiences of racial oppression and naming what they need to... Read more
When the World Won't Hold Us
Finding Agency in the SufferingIn this time of uncertainty and turmoil, it’s crucial to recognize that suffering and trauma are not the same thing. Read more
Working With Internalized Racism
From Shame to Unburdening with IFSWhile the Black Lives Matter movement has increased the country’s understanding of the pernicious impact of racism, how do people actually do the internal... Read more
The Legacy of Historical Trauma
Grasping the Larger StoryBringing the larger story of inherited trauma into the therapy room. Read more
The Agreement
Tackling a Teachable Moment on RaceIn the days after George Floyd’s murder, and amidst their work to address gang-related trauma and violence, a white therapist and her Black cofacilitator... Read more
Braving the Unknown
The Search for New SolutionsWe once believed that following in the footsteps of the medical model would ensure the viability of mental health professionals. But in the face of growing... Read more
30 Is Not the New 20
Helping Clients Value Their Defining DecadeWhy our 20s are a developmental sweet spot, and what therapists should know about helping clients make the most of them. Read more
Last-Chance Therapy in a Tumultuous Time
Discovering Hope in Higher Values with CouplesWorking with couples on the brink of divorce during this pressure-cooker time requires us to help them “reach up” to their highest values. Read more
Exploring the Inner Selfie
Digital Zen for Young ClientsOur teen clients know a lot about connecting with others online, but they still need our wisdom about connecting with their core inner selves. Read more
Teach Your Children Well
Can Therapists Help Parents Raise Antiracist Kids?If ever there was a moment to talk with children about racism and antiracism, it’s now. But how, exactly? Read more
Lessons from the Masters
Four Seasoned Therapists Share Their ExpertiseAs experts in any field will tell you, the secret to honing your craft is practice, practice, practice. But a little advice doesn’t hurt either. Here, four... Read more
Confronting Inherited Trauma
My Journey into Family ConstellationsEvery clinical approach has its stories of sudden, life-changing breakthroughs. But a relatively obscure therapeutic school called Family Constellations... Read more
Dealing with Cybertrance Mindfully
Tara Brach Shares a Personal StoryWith so much of our lives being conducted in front of screens right now, it can be easy to lose sight of the world around us, and this can make for some tough... Read more
Tara Brach on Finding Possibility in Tough Times
Awakening Radical Loving and CompassionDuring the 2020 Networker Virtual Symposium, renowned Buddhist teacher and psychologist Tara Brach explained how, even in the midst of the stress, anxiety, and... Read more
VIDEO: Understanding Grief as an Antidote to Trauma
Gabor Maté on Making Sense of Troubling TimesThese days, many of us are feeling increasingly anxious and upset. But how do we know whether we're experiencing trauma, or just grieving? And how can we... Read more
Taking Vagal Virtual
Can Teletherapy Recreate Positive Social Engagement?I’ve begun to worry that in our headlong rush to embrace teletherapy, we’re going to train ourselves out of expecting the depth of connection and intimacy... Read more
Helping Clients in Toxic Relationships
How to Unravel Trauma BondsRyan Howes interviews Laura Copley, licensed professional counselor and owner of Aurora Counseling about toxic relationships. Read more
VIDEO: Making Talking About Race Your Work
A Therapist's Call to ActionToo many Black people are living in a wall-less prison, says therapist Ken Hardy, where they're constantly calibrating their lives based on the expectations of... Read more