Some Nights I Flip My Lid
Teaching children to be calm and cool with life’s challenges can be easier when they learn coping skills to handle their emotions. Some Nights I Flip My... Read more
Reaching Out in Nervous Times
Polyvagal Theory Encounters TeletherapyConnecting with clients on a nervous-system level is especially important to therapists working from a polyvagal framework. But is it possible to offer... Read more
The Unbearable Heaviness of Being
Learning to Celebrate a New ShapeRefusing to be defined by others can sometimes require an unexpected catalyst. Read more
A New Family Narrative
Transforming Intergenerational TraumaThe key to working with a family may be getting parents to see the intergenerational trauma underlying present-day issues. Read more
CoronaGifts
How Teletherapy Changed My Life and My PracticeThe 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... Read more
The Outcast
A Hard Road to an Unexpected ConnectionHow do you work with a client who intentionally tries to break every rule of therapy, spoken and implicit? Read more
Trauma and Teletherapy
Discerning Our Clients’ NeedsFor some clients, the transition to online therapy has worked perfectly well—or well enough. But for clients who suffer from severe trauma and deep... Read more
Toxic Entwinement
The Roots of American RacismExploring the intertwined roots of caste and racism in America. Read more
The Surprising Intimacy of Phone Sessions
Turning off the Camera, Turning on the ConnectionSome clients and therapists strongly prefer the old-fashioned phone to video sessions. What’s so transformative about turning off the camera? Read more
Money Matters
Getting Clear with Ourselves and Our ClientsKnowing your financial worth as a therapist can model self-care and self-respect for clients. Read more
Seeking Safety: An Evidence-Based Model for Trauma and/or Addiction
This recording provides an overview of the Seeking Safety model and how it fits within the context of trauma treatments. Clinicians will learn the key features... Read more
As the Coronavirus Strains Addiction Treatment, New Strategies Emerge
The pandemic continues to strain small addiction clinics and their struggling clients. Read more
Editor's Note - November/December 2020
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... Read more
Seeking Safety: An Evidence-Based Model for Trauma and/or Addiction
This recording provides an overview of the Seeking Safety model and how it fits within the context of trauma treatments. Clinicians will learn the key features... Read more
The Narcissism Trap
Navigating High-Conflict Personality StylesAn expert on narcissism discusses how to help clients get clear about gaslighting and other abuses in their relationships. Read more
Going Virtual with Couples
From Skeptic to BelieverOnline 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... Read more
Helping Parents in Stressful Times
Clinicians Weigh in on Pandemic ParentingA therapist has been working with a parent on implementing a kinder, gentler style of interaction with her boisterous kids, but the coronavirus is creating so... Read more
November/December 2020 Unmasking Teletherapy: Temporary Expediency or New Normal?
This issue explores clinicians’ experiences and processes in transitioning to virtual therapy sessions, including the benefits and challenges they... Read more
Integrating Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Practice with Stephen Porges, PhD & Deb Dana, LCSW
Watch researcher Stephen Porges and expert clinician Deb Dana in this rare virtual training to fully learn the theory and the practice of integrating... Read more
Integrating Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Practice with Stephen Porges, PhD & Deb Dana, LCSW
Watch researcher Stephen Porges and expert clinician Deb Dana in this rare virtual training to fully learn the theory and the practice of integrating... Read more
Asking Clients About Racial Stress and Trauma
How to Broach the Topic AppropriatelyTalking to clients of color about race and experiences of racial trauma is critical. But many white clinicians struggle with how to open these discussions. Read more
Therapy From the Podcast Studio
Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch discuss “Dear Therapists”The therapists and writers have teamed up to produce a podcast that addresses a listener’s problem, provides specific advice, and then checks in to see... Read more
Ethics with Minors for Maryland Mental Health Professionals: How to Navigate the Most Challenging Issues
Those of us who treat minors and their families experience a flood of emotions. There is confusion over changing ethical codes and laws, fear that the actions... Read more
What’s New with Sex?: The Things Your Clients Don’t Talk About (But Want To)
Sexuality issues can challenge a clinician’s skill set in a world where virtual reality, artificial intelligence, teledildonics, sex robots, online... Read more
Ethics with Minors for Maryland Mental Health Professionals: How to Navigate the Most Challenging Issues
Those of us who treat minors and their families experience a flood of emotions. There is confusion over changing ethical codes and laws, fear that the actions... Read more
What’s New with Sex?: The Things Your Clients Don’t Talk About (But Want To)
Sexuality issues can challenge a clinician’s skill set in a world where virtual reality, artificial intelligence, teledildonics, sex robots, online... Read more
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia: Effective Classroom Strategies to Build Students’ Reading and Writing Skills
Students CAN expand their basic reading and writing skills, even when diagnosed with Dyslexia and/or Dysgraphia. This presentation is filled with abundant... Read more
