Editor's Note
Livia Kent
Parenting with a Coercive Controller
Repairing Attachment When Children Get WeaponizedThe arrival of children in a coercively controlling relationship adds a complicated abuse accelerant. Read more
Living with Narcissistic Abuse
How to Heal When Leaving Isn’t an OptionMaintaining a sense of well-being with a narcissist requires clarity, clear expectations, and self-compassion. Read more
Male Abuse Survivors
Bringing a Fuller Picture of Suffering to LightWhy aren't we doing more to support male survivors of intimate partner violence? Read more
Black Women and Intimate Partner Violence
When Seeking Help Isn’t SafeSeeking protection from a violent relationship is difficult enough on its own, but for Black women, the problem is compounded many times over. Read more
When Your Client Goes to Family Court
The Truth about Documenting SessionsHow you document sessions with clients in emotionally abusive relationships can either help or harm them in family court. Read more
Healing the Covert Narcissist
When Early Trauma Meets EntitlementEntitlement, the characteristic that best indicates when coercive control is narcissistically driven, makes treating perpetrators challenging—but not... Read more
When Burnout Threatens Therapy with Survivors
Cultivating Your Stamina as a TherapistEven experienced clinicians can start to feel lost when helping people untangle the psychological effects of coercive control. Read more
Facing Post-Separation Abuse
Sometimes the Breakup Isn't the EndPost-separation abuse can easily masquerade as a simple "bad breakup." Read more
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
Assessing the Physical Dangers of Emotional Abuse
When to Create a Safety PlanJust because a relationship isn't physically violent doesn't mean emotional abuse won't turn violent. Read more
Extra Features
The Anxious Therapist
Harnessing Your Discomfort in SessionsWe can use our discomfort with clients to learn how to help them. Read more
Soothing Dysregulation in Couples Therapy
The One Thing We Should All Do FirstIs teaching partners to join forces against their stress where all couples work should begin? Read more
Departments
The Neurofeedback Question
100-Year-Old Miracle or Runaway Train?
Shaping Consensual Nonmonogamy Agreements
The Five Steps Therapists Need to Consider
When Your Client Prefers Chitchat
Finding Meaning in Unlikely Places
Beliefs and Misbeliefs
Countering the Illusion of Explanatory Depth
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is My New Therapist
The Podcast That Changed Me
Grandma Chin's Funeral
Reflections on Grief and Belonging
FREE Clinical Worksheets
Tools for Releasing Pain and Remembering LoveThis month’s free practice tool is from David Kessler and offers clients a way to accept losses and express the unexpressed. Read more
