Editor's Note
Livia Kent
In Search of The Great Male Friend
One Man’s Quest for IntimacyGrown men don’t say things like “I’ve got nobody to play with.” Or do they? A journalist explores what therapists are seeing across the country: the... Read more
Esther Perel on the Art of Making Friends
Skills for Cultivating Vibrant ConnectionsNavigating the potential discomfort of opening ourselves up to others is a skill we all have to learn through trial and error. Read more
Social Anxiety in Kids
How Our Good Intentions Make It WorseMaking accommodations for socially anxious kids can be easier than getting them off their phones and out of their rooms—but it’s also dangerous. Read more
I Want to Be My Client's Friend
A Taboo Longing in the Therapy RoomHow far is friendship from the special type of closeness we call the therapeutic relationship? Read more
Cultivating Relationships in Real Life
Seven Strategies for Guiding Lonely Young AdultsBy asking the right questions in therapy, we can help make the road to adulthood less lonely for high school and college-age kids. Read more
Inviting Your Inner Critic for Coffee
Why Is It So Hard to Show Up for Ourselves?When it comes to self-talk, a therapist explores our tendency to be our worst enemy. Read more
Celebrating Black Sisterhood
The Power of Healing in CommunityForming strong connections with others is not only integral to our development as humans, it’s connected to our very survival. For Black women, this is... Read more
A Therapy Session With Friends
An Untapped Resource for Emotional HealthThere are no formalized rituals, rules, or obligations to ground or support a friendship. Should therapists change that? Read more
Emotional Support Animals
Cures or Crutches?In the last few decades, pets who offer company and calm have become therapeutic tools to help people manage their mental health. Read more
Extra Feature
Scarred, Not Scary
Bringing Disfigurement Out of the ShadowsTherapists can help disfigured clients build the necessary skills to navigate the documented reality that they’re often avoided, judged, and asked invasive... Read more
Departments
A New Generation of Analysts
Why Depth Work Still Works
Unlocking the Potential of Holistic Healing
Four Strategies to Bring the Body into Therapy
Ending a Marriage That's Already Over
Helping Women Move Beyond the Paralysis of Guilt
What Story Does Your Voice Tell?
Insights from a Speech Coach
A Comedy about Breaking the Rules of Therapy
'Shrinking' is Sweet and Unrealistic—and That's Okay
Rewriting the 'Difficult Mother' Story
A Son Embraces a New Narrative
Practice Tools: March/April 2024
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!This month’s selection is from Mariel Buqué’s, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma. Read more