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During the pandemic, our clients’ relationships need special attention and nurturing. Sometimes that means helping them recalibrate what they can hold for... Read more

Lessons for a parent in fear and safety. Read more

The story of the Gavins—a family of 12 children, six of whom suffered from schizophrenia—sheds new light on the nature vs. nurture debate. Read more

Discovering new possibilities for private practice in a time of upheaval—and planning for more uncertainty. Read more

A shared cultural understanding can be a powerful asset in therapy, adding a familiarity and depth to the exploration of countertransference. Read more

The movement to offer more free therapy and expand access to treatment gains momentum. Read more

The therapist’s office is a zone of creative adventure and unpredictability, where the most powerful moments often come out of the blue. Read more

What can we do to do to address the overwhelming anxiety in our lives right now? What can we do to be kinder to ourselves, to be in a better position to effect... Read more

For people of color, the murder of George Floyd reignites centuries of collective grief and trauma. Here, the two founders of Clinicians of Color share some of... Read more

More than ever, therapists can use their role as helping professionals to contribute to positive change in their communities. Here are three important ways we... Read more

What does it mean, exactly, to have a professional calling? When does it develop? How does it evolve as we live and grow? As these personal accounts show, a... Read more

What does it mean to be an ally to people of color⁠? What steps can therapists take to heal race-based trauma and deepen the conversation around racial... Read more

A white therapist recalls a moment from early on in his training, where a misplaced sweater and the open dialogue with a Black colleague that ensued lead to a... Read more

Given the confluence of challenges we’re collectively facing these days, developing resilience has become more crucial than ever. We now need to ask, how can... Read more

Some clients in quarantine with their families report a constant feeling of being out of control. That danger lurks around the corner of every family... Read more

Life in quarantine is testing our relationships with family members and romantic partners. It's also impacting our nervous system, says therapist Deb Dana. She... Read more

One of the major contributions that the psychotherapeutic community could make now is to begin to engage with racism as a social disease that affects everybody... Read more

Regardless of training, the most important thing a therapist can have is the strong belief that clients can get better, despite life circumstances. Read more

A therapist is offering teletherapy during the coronavirus pandemic, and it's working well for most of her clients. But her anxious client Sam has repeatedly... Read more

What strategies do psychotherapy's most effective therapists use to treat depression? Trauma expert and bestselling author Janina Fisher breaks down nine... Read more

My name is Anita Mathilda Abram Mandley. That’s me peeking out from the lower left-hand corner of the picture. I’m with my great grandfather, great-great... Read more

A clinician who's spent almost two years doing online couples therapy shares the tips and strategies she's found especially helpful. Read more

Partners in quarantine are facing distinct challenges, says couples therapist and bestselling author Esther Perel. Here, she breaks down the patterns she's... Read more

In an unexpected twist, one therapist is finding phone sessions more effective than video sessions. Here's why. Read more

No person is an island. And surely enough, no therapist hones their craft without a lot of learning and inspiration from others. Three clinicians share the... Read more

Clinicians weigh in on how to keep therapy work on track during the telehealth sessions. Read more

Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing pioneer, shares what it means to stay connected and courageous during the coronavirus pandemic, in this clip from the 2020... Read more

As any therapist will tell you, self-care is an integral part of our work. When we take care of ourselves, we take care of our clients. But what does... Read more

Research shows us that trauma is stored in the body. But how does this happen, and why? Here, trauma expert Janina Fisher explains, and shares how this... Read more

First introductions with clients can be make-or-break moments that influence therapy sessions to come. In a first meeting, how do you break through a... Read more