From our earliest moments to old age, quality of life revolves around relationships. But while the human brain craves intimacy, many struggle with building... Read more

It’s essential for clients working with trauma to know not just how to create change, but how to make that change stick. AEDP is a radically relational... Read more

Whether it’s heights, tests, flying, driving, social interaction, or public speaking, what scares your clients shrinks their lives as they avoid the... Read more

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Real world events are enough to cause anxiety in anyone. See how this therapist helped an anxious client see the world in a new way. Read more

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“Leading trauma expert Frank Anderson gifts us with an intimate and vulnerable glimpse into his personal journey of self-discovery to overcome his own... Read more

Learning how to tune into the subtle shifts that are going on inside us all the time can open us to a wholeness that I call the Authentic Self. Read more

There are few issues that trigger our parts more than sex. And when you work with clients who struggle with sexual issues, they’re often dealing with... Read more

Alicia Muñoz and Carmen Jimenez-Pride, LCSW, explore what it means to develop a healthier, friendlier relationship with our parts. Read more

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Early in my career, I recognized a disconnect between neuroscience research and popular treatment strategies. While depression and anxiety are clearly rooted... Read more

Psychedelics can show clients an alternative to their suffering—but so can many softer, gentler, more gradual approaches clinicians have been perfecting... Read more

Advocates are calling on more therapists to consider how they can help people whose inclinations toward minors most of us find abhorrent. Read more

More and more people are ingesting small amounts of psilocybin on a daily basis in the hope of curing everything from mild irritability to major depression... Read more

Great sex over the long term is not about how much you want sex; it’s about how much you like the sex you’re having. Read more

A botched foray into polyamory leaves a woman feeling more singularly herself. Read more

When one partner is clearly in the wrong, being an impartial couples therapist can do more harm than good. Read more

Partners who associate love and intimacy with the painful family dynamics of their formative years can get stuck in a familiar bond that’s hard to shake... Read more

The U.S. cannabis industry has created a market worth up to 35 billion dollars, in part by convincing the public that THC is medicinal and safe. Are the people... Read more

In the midst of the psychedelic treatment revolution, have we forgotten about Stan Grof’s alternative to facilitating non-ordinary states of consciousness? Read more

Director Andrew Haigh’s haunting film All of Us Strangers lays bare the critical role of imagination in healing from traumatic loss. Read more

Trying on different personas can help clients step outside of their comfort zones and challenge their assumptions about themselves, others, and the world. Read more

Bessel van der Kolk and Monnica Williams, two prominent trauma researchers, weigh in on what the field should be talking about now that psychedelic-assisted... Read more

The combination of therapeutic guides, ketamine, and community can open the door to deep, long-lasting relational change. Read more

Prentis Hemphill believes justice begins with nurturing authentic, body-based feelings, so people can embody their values and spread them throughout families... Read more

Welcome to the new world of psychedelic-assisted healing. It’s no longer a fringe therapy. It’s happening all around us. Read more

This issue looks at the theme of non-ordinary states in therapy, with a particular focus on psychedelic-assisted therapy, which is slowly gaining traction in... Read more

Read the May/June issue of Psychotherapy Networker that discusses the healing and harm of psychedelics in therapy. Read more

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