Mental Health Professionals and the Law: Navigating Ethical and Risk Management Challenges
Even with the best intentions it’s possible to unwittingly behave unethically … And in today’s ever-evolving landscape of increased... Read more
Body Grief
How Do We Trust Our Changing Bodies?How do we learn to trust a changing, chronically ill body? Read more
Boundary Setting in Clinical Practice: The Best Ethical Practices
Are you having trouble saying “No” to clients? Do you struggle with establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries? Do you avoid setting... Read more
The Myth of the Perfect Parent
Helping Clients Overcome Shame and Accept ImperfectionWe all know that there’s no such thing as a “perfect” parent, but even so, many parents hold themselves to unreasonably high standards. Read more
Certification Conference: Alzheimer's, Dementias and Geriatric Mental Health Conditions
No matter the discipline, very few providers have received adequate training on safely and effectively meeting the complex mental and behavioral health needs... Read more
Which Retirement Plan Should You Choose?
A Therapist’s Guide to 401(k)s, IRAs, and MoreTherapists have multiple options when it comes to saving for retirement. From 401(k)s to IRAs and more, here's how to figure out which plans are best for you. Read more
The Fallout of Domestic Abuse on Kids: Clinical Strategies to Address Parental Coercive Control
Kids shouldn’t have to live in fear of retaliation, feel torn by loyalty, or experience sabotage from a coercive parent … … But when... Read more
The Be Brave Activity Book
Take your child’s worries from a shriek to a shrug! Helping anxious kids thrive is about helping them face fears head-on when it matters most. Instead... Read more
Escaping Exploitative Control: Must-Have Tools to Help Clients Disengage from Online Conspiracies, Radical Political Organizations, Cults & More
You may not think your clients experience brainwashing, but regular people can experience radical personality change when online algorithms steer them to... Read more
Dive into the Digital Magazine!
The New AutismPsychotherapy Networker has won awards not only for its insightful articles, but for its beautiful design. Want to flip through the pages of the latest issue... Read more
The Therapist Who Sees Therapists
Working with the Trickiest ClientsIt’s no secret: therapists make tricky clients—but there are specific ways we can help therapist-clients feel seen and cared for. Read more
Editor's Note: March/April 2025
Understanding PDA, High-Masking Clients, and Neurodivergent BurnoutPutting together this issue has changed me. And I hope it helps all therapists update their understanding of the wide spectrum of neurodivergence, and the... Read more
The Wilderness Therapy Controversy
Lifelong Trauma or Lifesaving Treatment?An unflinching look into a shadowy corner of the for-profit troubled teen industry: wilderness therapy. Read more
Is Therapy Slipping into Pseudoscience?
Recognizing the Warning SignsAre we doing enough as clinicians—and as a field—to ensure we’re using truly science-based treatments? Read more
Parenting a Neurodivergent Child
Scenes from a Long, Lonely JourneyA mother’s lonely quest to help her undiagnosed Autistic child leads her on a wild goose chase for solutions. Read more
Unlearning Behaviorism
The Mindshift of PDA-Informed CareTried-and-true behavioral strategies have been failing spectacularly in households with Pathologically Demand Avoidant children. Helping PDA families feel safe... Read more
What is Faceblindness?
When Brain Architecture Impacts TherapyTherapists tend to assume all their clients can visualize safe places and past experiences. But some can’t! Read more
Inside The PDA Safe Circle
Supporting Vulnerable Nervous Systems in Chronic DistressVulnerable nervous systems that are in chronic distress require a unique approach to understanding and creating a felt sense of safety. Read more
The Transgender Community in Crisis
Confronting the Political Erasure of Trans and Nonbinary IdentitiesThe impact of a series of executive orders targeting trans and nonbinary people has been immediate and devastating. How can therapists help? Read more
Healing a Lifetime of Neurodivergent Trauma
Accommodation, Validation, and Autistic AttunementFor many Autistic people, the trauma they carry is a result of society treating them like broken neurotypicals. Neuro-affirming care begins with providing... Read more
What Not to Do in Neuro-Affirming Intakes
And What You Should Always DoNeuro-affirming intakes need to begin with doing no harm. Read more
Autism and Disordered Eating
What You May Be Missing and MisdiagnosingThe overlap between autism and eating disorders is poorly understood, even by many eating disorder specialists. Read more
The PDA Lens
A New Vision for Supporting a Nervous System DisabilityWhat would you do if your active but chronically dysregulated four-year-old stopped speaking, eating, and moving, and everyone you turned to for... Read more
Neurodiverse Couples Therapy
The Truth about Relationships through a Neurospicy LensCouples therapy was designed for neurotypical people—yet we know that neurodivergence is everywhere. How can we better identify, help, and support... Read more
Today's Autism and Teens
Grappling with Identity, Belonging, and Self-AcceptanceWhen it comes to teens who’ve found belonging and understanding in the autism community, our job is more about validating than diagnosing. Read more
Forging a Multicultural Identity
How to Move from Isolation to FusionHow can we help our clients work through the inner torment of trying to occupy two cultural identities at once when they don’t fully feel they belong to... Read more
