Editor's Note
January/February 2019
In this issue, we hear from therapists who are moving beyond the confines of their offices to work with traumatized communities with enormous needs and few resources for healing. These therapists aren’t superheroes, but their stories challenge us to confront the question of what each of us might offer if we decided to refocus our energies and commitments.
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Survival Skills
Chicago Gang Members Take a Challenging Leap
January/February 2019
In one violent Chicago neighborhood, embattled gang members see themselves as UPOWs—urban prisoners of war. To introduce them to a new set of survival skills, a therapist specializing in complex trauma helps take them off the streets and into the wilderness. Can her unlikely approach, which at times resembles a seminar on brain science, make a real difference in their lives?
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Always on Call
When Disaster Strikes, Jim Gordon Gets to Work
January/February 2019
Wherever people have been uprooted and stripped raw by the devastating force of war, sudden violence, or natural disaster, you’re likely to find Jim Gordon at work. For 25 years, he’s been bringing the tools of mind–body healing to trouble spots around the globe. His goal? To make himself unnecessary.
Creating a Web of Connection
Therapists in Search of Community
January/February 2019
Therapists are always on the lookout for new approaches and techniques. But in a profession with alarming rates of burnout and professional isolation, the best way to improve outcomes may be less about what therapists offer clients and more about what they can offer each other.
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The Masculinity Paradox
What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Man Today?
January/February 2019
The #MeToo movement has returned the field to many of the issues feminists raised decades ago. This time, however, there’s a new focus on avoiding us-versus-them thinking and exploring the great terra incognita of couples work—the inner world of men and their vulnerability. *Includes an interview with Esther Perel.
Clinician's Digest
The Rise of Eco-Anxiety
January/February 2019
Dire climate reports and grim environmental realities are generating a new kind of eco-anxiety. What can therapists do?
In Consultation
The Accidental Sex Therapist: Helping Clients Get “Dumb and Happy”
January/February 2019
You may not be a certified sex therapist, but that doesn’t mean you have to shy away from helping clients with their sexual issues.
Case Study
Weiwei and the Spider: Translating Problems into Skills to Learn
January/February 2019
An approach that emphasizes acquiring skills rather than focusing on problems helps a young boy in China tackle his problems at school.
Point of View
Theater as Therapy: Can Shakespeare Heal the Trauma of War?
January/February 2019
Stephen Wolfert’s De-Cruit program is giving vets a chance to heal the trauma of war in creative ways.
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Bookmarks
The Scourge of Opioids
January/February 2019
A new book takes a close-up look at the opioid epidemic in America.
Family Matters
The Freedom Machine: Learning to Leave the Nest
January/February 2019
When you’re young, a car isn’t just a car—it can be a freedom machine.
