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Article September 12, 2012

Old Pills, New Promises for PTSD

With nearly eight million Americans affected by the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and tens of thousands of troops returning from military... Read more

Article September 1, 2012

How Conversation Sparks Therapeutic Change

The Search for the Unspoken Self

When we trust in ourselves to follow the signals of life that the patient emits in seemingly casual conversation, we increase chances of stepping outside the... Read more

Article September 1, 2012

WEIRD Science

Imagine a world populated by college undergraduates. A world filled with binge drinkers and sleep-deprived procrastinators tweeting their sexual exploits to... Read more

Article September 1, 2012

Psyche and Soma

How Our Bodies Reveal Our Inner Experience

For more than 25 years, Pat Ogden has been at the forefront of developing somatic approaches that can succeed where the talking cure fails. Read more

Article September 1, 2012

Visions Of A Sustainable Planet

We Need to Expand Our Moral Imagination

We live in a culture of denial, especially about the grim reality of climate change. Sure, we want to savor the occasional shrimp cocktail without having to... Read more

Article September 1, 2012

One Brick at a Time

Therapy is More Craft Than Art or Science

In this era of medical necessity and evidence-based therapies, it’s easy to lose sight of a basic truth. We heal not through prescriptions and procedures... Read more

Article September 1, 2012

Why Teens Hate Therapy

Mistakes Therapists Should Avoid

It’s probably fair to say that most teens loathe the very idea of therapy. Yet, with confused and troubled adolescents needing our help more than ever, the... Read more

Article September 1, 2012

Bookmarks: Creatures of Habit

Understanding the automatic loops that shape our lives

A surprise bestseller shows us the crucial roles that even minor habits can play in individual and group behavior. Read more

Article September 1, 2012

How to Heal the Angry Brain

Mad Men

Men with anger problems are generally highly reluctant clients who come to our offices only because they’ve gotten “the ultimatum” from their wives... Read more

Article September 1, 2012

The Truth About Bullying

How therapists can help harassed kids

While some believe the incidence of school bullying has reached epidemic proportions, therapists remain largely uninformed about the nature of the problem and... Read more

Article September 1, 2012

Isle of Dreams

Searching for a lost self in the Ould Sod

Sometimes the places we long to visit speak to needs that go much deeper than our appetite for exotic sights. Read more

Article September 1, 2012

Editor's Note: September/October 2012

Playing the Conversational Instrument

Even though talking and listening to people may come naturally to most therapists (if not, we’re in the wrong profession), as the writers in this issue make... Read more

Magazine Issue September 1, 2012

The Craft of Conversation

Would You Open Up to This Therapist?

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Article August 6, 2012

Fostering Moral Imagination

Empathy is a radical act

In a world where differences between people have become increasingly demonized, more than ever, the therapist's job is to help people expand their circle of... Read more

Article July 1, 2012

Editor's Note: July/August 2012

Ethics and Boundaries

The hallmark of the therapeutic encounter is that the therapist is an expert, trained in a particular skill-set to conduct a rather odd, rarified conversation... Read more

Article July 1, 2012

The Art of Hanging-In There

A Hospice Social Worker’s Take on Inside Curveballs

When something is coming at you that may cause pain or self-doubt, it’s natural to want to duck. Read more

Article July 1, 2012

Mozart Redux

Not All Families are Related by Blood

Not all families are related by blood. Read more

Article July 1, 2012

Therapeutic Ethics In The Digital Age

When the Whole World is Watching

The revolution in communication technology has created a new set of ethical dilemmas, which are invading our sessions, whether we know it or not. Read more

Article July 1, 2012

Irvin Yalom on Psychotherapy as Craft

Looking Back to Move Forward

In an age when all eyes seem constantly riveted on the Next Big Thing, celebrated therapist-novelist Irvin Yalom takes a different approach. Read more

Article July 1, 2012

What If Your Mobile Device Went Missing?

The Importance of Tracking our Technologies

Ever consider what would happen if your portable device—chock full of information about your clients—went missing? Read more

Article July 1, 2012

Stop, Look, and Listen!

Resisting the Culture of Extroversion

A new book about the power of keeping your mouth shut provides a much-needed corrective to our cultural enchantment with extroversion. Read more

Article July 1, 2012

The Anatomy of Self-Hatred

Learning to Love Our Loathed "Selves"

With stalemated cases in which the task of self-acceptance feels impossible, the therapist needs to offer more than compassion and encouragement. Read more

Article July 1, 2012

Psychotherapy and The Law

Two Practical Perspectives

A therapist–lawyer on what most often gets clinicians in trouble with the law and everything you need to know about the duty to report, to warn—and more. Read more

Article July 1, 2012

Therapist Self-Disclosure

Think Before You Get Personal

The ways we disclose, read cues from our clients, and dialogue about what’s been divulged are the keys to whether therapist self-disclosure helps clients’... Read more

Article July 1, 2012

Yesterday’s Ethics Vs. Today’s Realities

Boundaries in an Age of Informality

As the status of therapist has shifted from an oversized figure with Svengali-like powers to an overworked and underpaid service provider at the mercy of the... Read more

Magazine Issue July 1, 2012

Ethics in the Digital Age

Where do we set the boundaries?

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