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Article January 10, 2025

The Sacred Work of Heartbreak

Relinquishing the God-like Fantasy of Love

In a society where most people spend more time on dating apps than in places of worship, the pursuit of a romantic partner has become a holy quest. Read more

Article January 10, 2025

An Unlikely Companion to EFT

How Can Psychedelics Enhance the Work?

Talk therapy can help couples understand their negative patterns cognitively. Adding psychedelics to the work can help them feel it. Read more

Article January 10, 2025

Treating the Trauma in Religious Trauma

Body-Based Healing for Faith-Based Harm

High-control religions can disconnect people from themselves—and somatic therapies are the key to helping them heal. Read more

Article January 10, 2025

5 Therapy Trends to Watch in 2025

The Future of Diagnosis, Trauma Treatment, Psychedelics, and More

These hot takes from Steve Hayes, Nadine Burke Harris, Ruth Lanius, and others will keep you informed and prepared for what's changing in the field of... Read more

Article January 10, 2025

The Spiritual Therapist

Healing and the Secular Priesthood

Most therapists don’t shy away from discussing charged topics like sex and drugs. But religion and spirituality? That’s a different story—one that a... Read more

Article January 10, 2025

Discerning Three Types of Anxiety

Improving Outcomes for Anxious Clients

Understanding some of the most common ways anxiety can look in therapy can provide us with guideposts to intervene strategically and support better outcomes... Read more

Article January 10, 2025

Rethinking Insecure Attachment

From a Fixed Model to a Fluid Spectrum

A new framework for visualizing attachment turns a potentially pathologizing concept into a friendly clinical tool. Read more

Article January 10, 2025

When Clients Ask for Session Notes

Tips for Navigating a Legal Gray Zone

Few things can spook therapists as much as emails from former clients requesting session notes for a legal proceeding, but handling these requests thoughtfully... Read more

Article January 10, 2025

Listening as the Ultimate Spiritual Act

From Passive Process to Active Practice

How do we change our habit of defensive listening and make emotional presence our practice? Read more

Article January 10, 2025

Helping Clients Find Rituals that Heal

Offerings from a Spiritual Therapist

A Sufi therapist invites all clients to find their unique spiritual path through their current struggles. Read more

Article January 10, 2025

God, Grief and Therapy

The Quest for Meaning after Loss

Renowned grief expert David Kessler shares what can grief work teach us about the role of religious beliefs in therapy. Read more

Article January 10, 2025

The Silent Treatment

What I Wish I Could Tell My First Therapist

A teenage boy being bullied at school experiences a life-saving version of manhood with a patient, quiet therapist. Read more

Article January 10, 2025

Taking the Blindfold off Couples Therapy

A Tool for Cultivating Emergent Love

How might a panoramic view of a relationship at the start of couples therapy change what clinicians focus on? Read more

Article January 10, 2025

Teaching Practical Wisdom

Helping Clients Build Up Their Own Inner Resources

What if wisdom—the elusive prize so many of us strive for—is actually a practical skill clients can gain in the course of everyday therapy sessions? Read more

Article January 9, 2025

Tips to Tackle Taxes if You're in Private Practice

Simple Questions Every Therapist Should Be Asking Their CPA

Taxes, bookkeeping, and pretty much anything related to the financial side of your practice can feel complicated. Here are some simple ways to prep for your... Read more

Article December 6, 2024

How Do You Know if You're a Culturally Responsive Therapist?

Measurement-Based Care with Diverse Clients

Evidence-based tools can help us embrace our clients' feedback, greatly increase our cultural competence. and improve therapy outcomes. Read more

Article December 2, 2024

A Diary of Precious Time

When Even Good News Is Hard News

When cancer recurs, there's no easy way to cope with the sense of loss that accompanies a growing awareness of mortality. Read more

Article November 26, 2024

Easing the Pain of Political Polarization

What Do We Worship as Therapists?

Being in relationship with those who are different from us can be difficult, but it’s what we need to build bridges that support connection and unity. Read more

Article November 25, 2024

6 Podcasts Therapists Are Listening To

New Perspectives from Comedy to Psychiatry

We can all derive mental health benefits from podcasts. We asked a handful of therapists which mental health podcasts like best and why—here’s what they... Read more

Article November 19, 2024

The Funny Therapist

Dismantling Stigma, One Joke at a Time

What do therapy and comedy have in common? Therapist and comedian David Granirer has spent over two decades helping aspiring stand-up comics—many in... Read more

Article November 11, 2024

4 Things Therapists Should Consider About Political Polarization

Maintaining Client Trust in a Divided Nation

Unless we want to let down our clients and lose public trust, therapists need to figure out how to navigate a politically polarized world. Read more

Article November 7, 2024

FREE Clinical Worksheets

Tools for Releasing Pain and Remembering Love

This month’s free practice tool is from David Kessler and offers clients a way to accept losses and express the unexpressed. Read more

Article November 7, 2024

Saving No-Fault Divorce

What's at Stake for Women in Abusive Marriages?

The current political push to eliminate no-fault divorce is dangerous, particularly for women in abusive relationships. Read more

Article November 7, 2024

Facing Post-Separation Abuse

Sometimes the Breakup Isn't the End

Post-separation abuse can easily masquerade as a simple "bad breakup." Read more

Article November 7, 2024

Living with Narcissistic Abuse

How to Heal When Leaving Isn’t an Option

Maintaining a sense of well-being with a narcissist requires clarity, clear expectations, and self-compassion. Read more

Article November 7, 2024

When Your Client Goes to Family Court

The Truth about Documenting Sessions

How you document sessions with clients in emotionally abusive relationships can either help or harm them in family court. Read more

Article November 7, 2024

When Burnout Threatens Therapy with Survivors

Cultivating Your Stamina as a Therapist

Even experienced clinicians can start to feel lost when helping people untangle the psychological effects of coercive control. Read more

Article November 7, 2024

Male Abuse Survivors

Bringing a Fuller Picture of Suffering to Light

Why aren't we doing more to support male survivors of intimate partner violence? Read more

Article November 7, 2024

Soothing Dysregulation in Couples Therapy

The One Thing We Should All Do First

Is teaching partners to join forces against their stress where all couples work should begin? Read more

Article November 7, 2024

Grandma Chin's Funeral

Reflections on Grief and Belonging

A bicultural daughter of immigrants struggles to make sense of her identity as she mourns a grandmother she barely knew. Read more

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