The Fox and the Hedgehog
Flexibility and Focus in the Therapy Room
July/August 2021
As a therapist, is it better to adapt an eclectic approach or specialize in the one you believe in most? Perhaps the answer isn’t as simple as it seems.
The Magic Dial
Reframing Cognitive Distortions
July/August 2021
Beyond identifying the distortions in negative cognitions, how can we help clients understand that negative thoughts and feelings aren’t the result of what’s wrong with them—but what’s right with them?
The Myth of Infallibility
A Therapist Comes to Terms with a Client’s Suicide
July/August 2021
When it comes to coping with suicide deaths, we therapists need to let go of our superhero expectations and support one another as dedicated, fallible professionals and human beings.
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Borrowed Tears
A Therapist Reclaims His Buried Past—and Upends His Practice
September/October 2021
When a therapist finally confronts his tendency to dissociate, his work takes a life-changing turn.
Vulnerable Together
Therapists Share Their Own Mental Health Struggles
September/October 2021
Despite our best intentions, sometimes our problems grow so big that they slam into our work—and the result can be surprising.
Learning the Art of Being
September/October 2021
It isn’t easy to learn self-care. Sometimes, you need to go through a fiery furnace to arrive at a place of centeredness.
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The Ambivalence Trap
Liberating Ourselves from the Pursuit of Perfection
September/October 2021
A psychiatrist questions taking her own medicine.
In Consultation
I’d Rather Clean the Toilet than Write Progress Notes: Making Peace With An Essential Task
September/October 2021
Writing progress notes doesn’t have to be a bore.
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Editor's Note
November/December 2021
The truth is, supervision is harder to come by these days. For a number of reasons that we explore here, some trainees don’t have access to regular supervision, while others say they entered private practice without anyone ever having seen them work with a client—at least not in real-time. How can we, as a field, begin to close this troubling gap?
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The New Supervision
Are We Meeting the Needs of Today’s Therapists?
November/December 2021
The stakes for quality supervision are high. And yet, live supervision is increasingly considered more a bonus than a staple.
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