Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is My New Therapist
The Podcast That Changed MeIn 'Wiser Than Me,' Julia Louis-Dreyfus's podcast, accomplished older women generate a free-floating sense of shared sisterhood—like an all-girls slumber... Read more
Healing the Covert Narcissist
When Early Trauma Meets EntitlementEntitlement, the characteristic that best indicates when coercive control is narcissistically driven, makes treating perpetrators challenging—but not... Read more
Parenting with a Coercive Controller
Repairing Attachment When Children Get WeaponizedThe arrival of children in a coercively controlling relationship adds a complicated abuse accelerant. Read more
When Your Client Prefers Chitchat
Finding Meaning in Unlikely PlacesIf a client can't stop talking about the plot twists of a banal TV show, should you try to change the clinical channel? Read more
Shaping Consensual Nonmonogamy Agreements
The Five Steps Therapists Need to ConsiderWhen opening a relationship, the agreement-making process is far more important than the agreements themselves. Read more
The Neurofeedback Question
100-Year-Old Miracle or Runaway Train?Many people who've tried neurofeedback say it's the closest thing therapy has to a silver bullet. So why aren't more therapists using it? Read more
Narcissistic Abuse Exposed
Editor's Note: November/December 2024The more informed we are about narcissistic abuse and coercive control, the more we can support survivors of intimate partner violence on their road to healing. Read more
The Anxious Therapist
Harnessing Your Discomfort in SessionsWe can use our discomfort with clients to learn how to help them. Read more
Black Women and Intimate Partner Violence
When Seeking Help Isn’t SafeSeeking protection from a violent relationship is difficult enough on its own, but for Black women, the problem is compounded many times over. Read more
Terry Real Responds to Trump’s Reelection
Facing the Reality of Patriarchal DominanceThe Founder of Relational Life therapy Terry Real offers his reflections on how to make sense of Trump's reelection, and what we can do to promote an... Read more
Beliefs and Misbeliefs
Countering the Illusion of Explanatory DepthUnderstanding what's at the root of dangerous misbeliefs like conspiracy theories is the key to countering them. Read more
Treating Stressed Out Couples: 22 Clinical Interventions to Help Partners Set Healthy Boundaries, Overcome Resentment, and Thrive Amid Day-to-Day Tensions
Are you finding it difficult to engage with couples who arrive at therapy sessions feeling frazzled, angry, or emotionally shut down? Perhaps... Read more
Navigating the Political Minefield in Psychotherapy: The Ethics of Self-Disclosure, Managing Countertransference and More
When clients want to talk politics, you can find yourself holding your breath knowing you’re navigating contentious terrain. Do you engage? Do you let... Read more
Lindsay C. Gibson
Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice and author of the New York Times bestseller "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature... Read more
Mastering Inner Parts Therapy: Over 20 Transformative Interventions for Trauma, ADHD, Mood Disorders, Chronic Pain and more
“Part of me seeks peace, while the other part thrives on chaos.” “Part of me clings to the past, while the other part is ready to move... Read more
November/December 2024: Narcissistic Abuse Exposed: Healing the Effects of Gaslighting and Coercive Control
This issue examines the subject of emotional abuse, particularly coercive control, as well as best therapy practices for working with survivors, in the... Read more
Narcissistic Abuse Exposed
Healing the Effects of Gaslighting and Coercive ControlThis issue explores what therapists tend to miss, mislabel, or avoid when it comes to emotional abuse, and how we can help survivors. Read more
Therapist Self-Care During Tense Times
Five Ways to Tend to OurselvesAs the bearers and protectors of people’s most intimate thoughts, journeys, and struggles, we notice the tremors of our time reflected in their fears... Read more
2-Day CBT Intensive
This workshop provides a comprehensive overview of core CBT strategies for anxiety-related disorders (e.g., panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder... Read more