Practice Tools: November/December 2022
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!Practice Tools for the November/December 2022 issue are courtesy of Eve Rodsky and Fair Play. Read more
Love Scrabble
An Evening with My Wife's BoyfriendPlaying a traditional boardgame in a nontraditional romantic arrangement. Read more
Is Our Culture Making Us Sick?
Gabor Maté on Stress and DiseaseGabor Maté's newest book is a reminder of the many ways in which we are not our symptoms. Read more
Rethinking PTSD
How Should We Be Defining Trauma?Amid what some are calling "an age of trauma," have we lost sight of what clinical trauma really looks like? Read more
Culturally-Responsive Support for the Latinx Community
A Conversation with Leslie PriscillaNetworker sits down with the founder of Latinx Parenting Leslie Priscilla as she discusses key cultural and environmental factors that may influence your... Read more
Helping Couples on the Brink
How Validating Ambivalence Can Foster HopeHow can we meet last-chance couples exactly where they are? Read more
Reducing Client Dropout
What Makes a Difference?How to build a therapeutic relationship from the first session that keeps clients coming back. Read more
Are Licensing Exams Failing Clinicians?
Reevaluating Our GatekeepingDespite the need to assess competency, some say licensing exams risk leaving good clinicians behind. Read more
The Couple Who Changed Me
Help Can Come from Unexpected SourcesThe strongest couples are the ones who are open to help—the ones who can surround themselves with allies, inviting others into the trenches with them. Read more
Supporting Women's Voices
Carol Gilligan on Today's PatriarchyMore than 50 years after feminist psychologist Carol Gilligan's pivotal study on how women think about the choices in their lives, she speaks up about our... Read more
Love Is An Action Verb
The Body Work of MotheringBefore we learn verbal language, we communicate through our bodies, making mothering a physical act of love. Read more
The Postpartum Experience
What Therapists Need to KnowMany therapists don't realize that treating depression or anxiety generally isn't the same as treating these mood disorders in the perinatal period. Read more
Taking the Podium
The Growing Influence of Women in PsychotherapyDespite an increasing diversity in race and ethnicity, the psychotherapy field is primarily filled with women—a reversal that's taken place over the last 50... Read more
Embracing Gender-Pleasure
How to Feel Yummy in Our BodiesFor trans folks, attuning to gender-pleasure allows them to resist harmful cultural scripts—but it can be a radical act of resistance for cis folks too. Read more
Daring to Dance
How Can We Help Women Take Pleasure?Pleasure-taking connects women to their bodies, roots them in the present, and fosters resilience. What could be blocking today's women from such a seemingly... Read more
Fair Play at Home
Are Women Still Carrying the Heavier Load?Eve Rodsky is on a mission: to rebalance the "mental load" that many women still unfairly shoulder in domestic life, affecting their physical health... Read more