November/December 2020

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Editor's Note

Rich Simon

The overwhelming shift to teletherapy this year represents the first wave of a sea change in the field of therapy—nothing less. We’ll need to marshal all the creativity and skill we’ve got to become active, thoughtful participants in this process.

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Trauma and Teletherapy

Discerning Our Clients’ Needs

Deany Laliotis

For some clients, the transition to online therapy has worked perfectly well—or well enough. But for clients who suffer from severe trauma and deep attachment wounds, it carries risks and hazards we can’t overlook in our rush to go virtual. Read More
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The Surprising Intimacy of Phone Sessions

Turning off the Camera, Turning on the Connection

Daniela Gitlin

Some clients and therapists strongly prefer the old-fashioned phone to video sessions. What’s so transformative about turning off the camera? Read More
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Going Virtual with Couples

From Skeptic to Believer

Susan Johnson

Online couples therapy can be tough, especially with a high-stakes case. The developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy dives into the deep end with a couple living in the Arctic. Read More
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CoronaGifts

How Teletherapy Changed My Life and My Practice

Sabrina N'Diaye

The pandemic has showed us just how much our clients need us—and how much we need to tend to ourselves. For some therapists, this has meant reimagining their entire practice. Read More
Reaching Out in Nervous Times

Reaching Out in Nervous Times

Polyvagal Theory Encounters Teletherapy

Deb Dana

Connecting with clients on a nervous-system level is especially important to therapists working from a polyvagal framework. But is it possible to offer coregulation through a screen? Read More

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The Outcast

A Hard Road to an Unexpected Connection

Valery Hazanov

How do you work with a client who intentionally tries to break every rule of therapy, spoken and implicit? Read More

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