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The way neglect can shape a child’s brain is often misunderstood. Read more

You know your clinical expertise is of value to your clients, but it can also be important for judges and juries in court. Read more

A personal experience of excruciating loss becomes a hard lesson in the neuroscience of grief. Read more

A client’s anger over his therapist’s environmental choices leads to an important turning point in their work. Read more

A millennial therapist believes that for clients to find true freedom and meaning in the midst of crisis, we need to help them face inescapable questions about... Read more

Do interpersonal conflicts about environmental choices require a unique approach to boundary setting? Read more

How do we empower kids in the midst of big environmental challenges? Read more

Maybe it’s time for therapists and planetary scientists to hang out more. Read more

In the face of environmental anguish, a therapy icon turns to grassroots activism and finds hope, healing, and connection. Read more

The mindful practice of birding can help us find balance in challenging times. Read more

The way we think about connection and relationships can play a pivotal role in reverse-engineering the climate crisis— and therapists need to help. Read more

Opening up to the realities of climate change means opening up to feeling threatened. But while the situation is worse than many of us know, it’s also better... Read more

In a recent meeting with several therapists, I shared my plans for upcoming magazine issues. When I talked about exploring new perspectives on coercive... Read more

Therapists share the books they've been recommending to clients for inspiration, entertainment, and healing between sessions. Read more

Observe relationship expert Esther Perel in action as she helps couples navigate infidelity, incompatibility, and the impacts of childhood trauma. Read more

For one trauma therapist, parenting turned out to be the ultimate trial by fire—and a path to healing and wholeness. Read more

Black Men Heal’s therapy outcomes are defying the odds—and raising questions about what it means to be truly culturally competent. Read more

The prescriptive, one-size-fits-all version of “gentle parenting” promoted on social media may work with many kids, but for parents of “big reactors,”... Read more

Building a trusting relationship with a surrogate requires a wide array of interpersonal and self-regulation skills— and can be the ultimate exercise in... Read more

Rather than a deficiency, “mommy brain” is an asset—and therapists can help their clients embrace it in the workplace. Read more

When the world-renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing begins feeling persistent disturbing sensations come up from childhood, he realizes it’s time to... Read more

Are your perceptions of the risks and rewards of walk and talk therapy accurate? Read more

In "Close," director Lukas Dhont illustrates what can happen when society squashes the beautiful, empathic relationships that come naturally to boys. Read more

With so many newer approaches focusing on here-and-now experiences, are we forgetting about psychotherapy’s foundation of exploring childhood wounds? Read more

It takes practice and courage to attune to a couple’s sensitivities and insecurities regarding sexual fantasies, but the payoff can be worth the clinical... Read more

How does it impact the development of second-generation kids when their sense of self is inextricably tied to meeting the needs of parents and elders? Read more

Understanding the impact of “resemblance talk” and the challenge of “parental claiming” can help the parents of donor-conceived children feel... Read more

What happens when a whole generation of children are overprotected on the playground and underprotected online? Read more

Sue Johnson changed the field, creating a ripple effect of healing that continues to transform countless relationships. In a mosaic of anecdotes drawn from the... Read more

My funny, creative, and very sweet three-year-old has been writhing on the floor in agony for almost 10 minutes. With his eyes scrunched shut, he’s... Read more