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
How Conversation Sparks Therapeutic Change
The Search for the Unspoken SelfWhen 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
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
Psyche and Soma
How Our Bodies Reveal Our Inner ExperienceFor 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
Visions Of A Sustainable Planet
We Need to Expand Our Moral ImaginationWe 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
One Brick at a Time
Therapy is More Craft Than Art or ScienceIn 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
Why Teens Hate Therapy
Mistakes Therapists Should AvoidIt’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
Bookmarks: Creatures of Habit
Understanding the automatic loops that shape our livesA surprise bestseller shows us the crucial roles that even minor habits can play in individual and group behavior. Read more
How to Heal the Angry Brain
Mad MenMen 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
The Truth About Bullying
How therapists can help harassed kidsWhile some believe the incidence of school bullying has reached epidemic proportions, therapists remain largely uninformed about the nature of the problem and... Read more
Isle of Dreams
Searching for a lost self in the Ould SodSometimes the places we long to visit speak to needs that go much deeper than our appetite for exotic sights. Read more
Editor's Note: September/October 2012
Playing the Conversational InstrumentEven 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
Fostering Moral Imagination
Empathy is a radical actIn 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
Editor's Note: July/August 2012
Ethics and BoundariesThe 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
The Art of Hanging-In There
A Hospice Social Worker’s Take on Inside CurveballsWhen something is coming at you that may cause pain or self-doubt, it’s natural to want to duck. Read more
Therapeutic Ethics In The Digital Age
When the Whole World is WatchingThe 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
Irvin Yalom on Psychotherapy as Craft
Looking Back to Move ForwardIn an age when all eyes seem constantly riveted on the Next Big Thing, celebrated therapist-novelist Irvin Yalom takes a different approach. Read more
What If Your Mobile Device Went Missing?
The Importance of Tracking our TechnologiesEver consider what would happen if your portable device—chock full of information about your clients—went missing? Read more
Stop, Look, and Listen!
Resisting the Culture of ExtroversionA new book about the power of keeping your mouth shut provides a much-needed corrective to our cultural enchantment with extroversion. Read more
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
Psychotherapy and The Law
Two Practical PerspectivesA 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
Therapist Self-Disclosure
Think Before You Get PersonalThe 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
Yesterday’s Ethics Vs. Today’s Realities
Boundaries in an Age of InformalityAs 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