Moving in Our Own Way
A Catatonic Client Teaches a Dance Therapist What It Means to ConnectBack in 1979, I was a young dance therapy intern at St. Elizabeth’s, the country’s first federally operated psychiatric hospital, which opened in 1855... Read more
VIDEO: Why EMDR Works
What Therapists Need to Know to Treat Trauma EffectivelyWhile EMDR is best known for the treatment of PTSD, it’s evolved into a comprehensive, attachment-based approach that addresses a broad range of clinical... Read more
Beating Back-to-School Anxiety
Three Therapists Share Stories and TipsIf you work with kids and adolescents, you’re probably no stranger to what these first weeks of school bode for your practice. Back-to-school season can be... Read more
VIDEO: Becoming a "Citizen Therapist"
Working Beyond the Consulting RoomHow does your work as a therapist contribute to the wider world? It’s a question couples and family therapist Bill Doherty asks his colleagues... Read more
I’m Feeling Burned Out
Five Clinicians Give Their AdviceRecently, a therapist has found herself losing steam. She mentally checks out when clients are talking, and constantly feels exhausted. She worries this... Read more
Saving My Younger Self
Black Therapists Rock Member ProfileTherapists who grew up in the communities of color they serve often have the social capital and particular wisdom to better understand clients’ core needs... Read more
Confessions of a Former People Pleaser
The Radical Act of Rethinking Your BoundariesI used to view boundaries as a fancy way of dressing up rejection, incompetence, and selfishness. But after a decade of working as a couples counselor, I've... Read more
VIDEO: Bringing Parents into Therapy with Kids
Why Anxiety is a Family ProblemWhen it comes to treating anxious kids, the same rules for treating anxious adults don’t apply. According to therapist Lynn Lyons, you might not only... Read more
More Than One Way to Heal
Black Therapists Rock Member ProfileIt can be tricky doing therapy in communities where the field’s reputation is mixed, and people often feel more comfortable turning to the church for help... Read more