Stealthy Change, Healthy Change
Three Ways to Practice PresenceDuring my internship after graduate school, I worked as therapist at an intensive out-patient eating disorder (ED) clinic. One of the patients, Amber, was a... Read more
“You Should Know What I Need”
A Simple Exercise to Help Couples Avoid the Assumption TrapSatisfying our needs is a gift our partners give us. Being responsible calls for a willingness to ask clearly and vulnerably for what we want, and to tolerate... Read more
VIDEO: Susan Johnson on Restoring the Spark
Finding Your "Secure Base"Couples therapist Susan Johnson explains how, by establishing a "secure base," to restore both an emotional and physical spark in a relationship. Read more
The Wonder of an Unexpected Alliance
A Therapist's Surprise Connection with Her ClientBy Christina Emanuel - Ryan’s reputation arrived before he did: brilliant, oppositional, angry, a general pain in the butt, and autistic. Over the years, he... Read more
VIDEO: The Power of Predictability
The Cornerstone of a Strong Therapeutic AllianceProviding familiarity and predictability is one of our greatest tools in therapy, and can provide much-needed comfort to clients who aren't used to it... Read more
Addressing Vicarious Trauma
Five Clinicians Weigh InA new client who survived a harrowing car crash is going through a deep depression. When she recounts her story, her therapist feels unusually affected, as if... Read more
Seeing Children through a Polyvagal Lens
A Different Approach to Challenging BehaviorsPolyvagal Theory widens the perspective on managing kids’ challenging behaviors. Read more
Couples Therapy Goes Public
A New TV Series Pulls Back the CurtainA bold new TV series captures the raw reality of couples therapy—for both clients and therapists. Read more
The Sabbatical
Discovering My Self on a Car LotAfter an unusual break from practice, a burnt-out young clinician learns to finally feel at home in the therapist’s chair. Read more
Our Calling
A Wounded Healer’s JourneyAs therapists, our job is to do our best for our clients. But even our best efforts can’t always ensure that therapy will help, or even that we don’t do... Read more
Meet You in McGinnis Meadows
Lessons in AttunementWhat horsemanship can teach us about making sure our clients feel seen, heard, and helped. Read more
Saving My Younger Self - January/February 2020
A Therapist Finds Her MissionAn urban school psychologist discovers the power of her own story of childhood trauma to inspire the kids she serves. Read more
Out of Sight
Are Prisons Modern-Day Asylums?Author Kenneth Paul Rosenberg explores the catastrophic inadequacies of our mental healthcare system that have led to “the greatest social crisis of our... Read more
Editor's Note - January/February 2020
The pace of our daily schedules can make it hard to look up from our appointment apps and ponder the bigger picture: Why are we doing this thing called... Read more
In Search of New Ideas
My Evolution as a TherapistA therapist reflects on a key lesson from his long career: clients don’t necessarily need new answers to their questions—they need new questions. Read more
Hold My Hand
Calming the Little Girl Inside MeA recently divorced mother learns to confront a lifelong fear on her own. Read more
To Reveal or Not to Reveal
When the Therapist Has a Serious IllnessEach therapist who becomes seriously ill faces a weighty choice between silence and disclosure with clients. Read more
The Therapist as Traffic Cop
Learning the Hard Way with a Volatile CoupleBeing a good traffic cop can mean the difference between success or failure as a couples therapist.* Commentary by Peter Fraenkel Read more