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An emergency room social worker's day revolves around handling emotional crises of strangers facing terrible moments of their lives. Read more

Michael White, who died suddenly in April 2008 at 59, devoted his life to helping people find the kernels of personal courage, self-respect, and emotional... Read more

Prenuptials may seem unromantic and focused on worst-case scenarios, but they can clarify critical issues and avoid problems down the road. Read more

Despite marketing blitz, Viagra hasn't turned out to be the neat remedy for erectile dysfunction for men over 50 that was promised. Can therapists offer aging... Read more

The experience of Asian immigrants is often characterized as a classic rags-to-riches tale. Yet for all the stories of success and assimilation, there's... Read more

While the death of a marriage is undoubtedly painful, it doesn't have to be pathological. Buddhism can offer the concrete guidance to help even the most... Read more

Contrary to popular opinion, resilience isn't so much an innate quality as a feature of human connectedness. Read more

Therapists helping children confront OCD face a formidable obstacle: helping their young clients get beyond their immediate terror in the hope of reaping... Read more

Far from being a relic of Psych 101, the theory of cognitive dissonance may have more relevance in understanding today's world than ever. Read more

Life in the empty nest can be humbling, exhilarating, and occasionally, just plain weird. Read more

Our widespread fear of and disregard for darkness—both literal and figurative—may be the most overlooked factor in the contemporary epidemic of sleep... Read more

Relentless stress in the high-tech workplace of the 21st century is taking an unprecedented toll on our emotional lives and our capacity to wind down at the... Read more

If you're a therapist these days, it's hard to open a publication—or your mailbox—without hearing about mindfulness. Are the Eastern wisdom traditions... Read more

Making "contact" with our partner means first recognizing a subtle inner substrate where we encounter everything from boredom to anxiety to sexual interest to... Read more

Letting go of our childlike fascination with the promise of the future is one of the hardest challenges of truly being in the moment. Read more

There's increasing evidence that mindfulness helps depressed people fight relapse. Read more

Controversy at APA * Motivating the Depressed Client * Educational Videos for Babies Flunk * Different Alcoholics, Different Treatments * Does Therapy Breed... Read more

What to do when your teen clients give you the silent treatment. Read more

A book by a respected researcher argues that telepathy and clairvoyance may be on a continuum with more common traits of intuition and empathy. Read more

A woman recovering from cancer develops a new sense of her body and her comfort zone. Read more

Clinical diagnoses can have more to do with politics and economics than with science and effective treatment. Read more

Why do some therapists clearly stand out above the rest, consistently getting far better results than most of their colleagues? According to the research, it... Read more

Regularly using a few simple feedback measures—plus paying close attention to your failures—can make you a better therapist. Read more

Once skeptical about the value of regularly seeking client feedback, therapists at a public agency become true believers. Read more

Although he influenced a generation of therapists with his strategic methods, Jay Haley was always more at home as an observer of behavior than as an... Read more

A parentless woman recalls her childhood Christmas rituals. Read more

Careful attention to body language and nonverbal cues can dramatically streamline the process of therapeutic change. Read more

Despite everything I had no choice about, I did have one fundamental choice to make: my choice of a "stance" toward life. Would I find joy in the options that... Read more

Effective clinical supervision requires an understanding of how supervisees develop and mature. Read more

Our best teachers aren't always the two-legged kind. Read more