Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents: Non-medication Approaches to the Most Challenging Behaviors
Children and adolescents with ODD, ADHD, Asperger’s, anxiety, mood and disruptive disorders provide constant clinical and parenting challenges. Watch... Read more
Mastering Differential Diagnosis with the DSM-5-TR™: A Symptom-Based Approach
A recent study found that more than a third of all diagnoses assigned to individuals with severe mental disorders include errors, and over half of clients with... Read more
Shame and Blame in Couples Therapy
A Therapist's Misstep Sparks RepairA clinical rupture becomes an opportunity to help a couple move beyond the pursue-withdraw cycle. Read more
Turning the Spotlight on Brainspotting
Did an Unexpected Discovery Reveal a Quicker Path to Healing?A look at the rise, mysteries, and controversies of Brainspotting, David Grand’s popular trauma-processing technique. Read more
Babette Rothschild on What’s Missing in Trauma Work
Choosing the Tools that Fit Your ClientA pioneer in somatic trauma treatment reminds us that humans have recovered from trauma for thousands of years without our favorite therapy approaches. Read more
The Perinatal Patient
ARE YOU LISTENING TO WHAT SHE’S NOT SAYING? Caught between worrying about how she feels and desperately working to portray the image of a good mother... Read more
The Problem With ODD
How Neuroscience Shifts the ConversationBy obscuring the truth about kids’ adaptive responses to stress, the ODD diagnosis interferes with genuine solutions and effective treatment. Read more
An Emotionally Focused Path to Healing Trauma
Accessing the Resource of RelationshipsSue Johnson, developer of EFT, argues that because we’re socially bonded beings, trauma is always about relationships—and relationships are key to healing... Read more
Tuning into the Body in Couples Work
Getting to the Root of Core ConflictsIntegrating a somatic focus into couples therapy can help partners address their deeply entrenched stuck points. Read more
Caring for LGBTQ Older Adults
The number of LGBTQ+ older adults is increasing. It is estimated that by 2060 there will be 20 million. This population often faces discrimination, inadequate... Read more
Trans Kids Under Fire
Exploring the State of Gender-Affirming CareWhen politicians decide what gender-affirming care should look like, what happens to the mental health of our trans, nonbinary, and gender fluid youth? Read more
Coming Out As Plural
Setting the Record Straight on DissociationWe all dissociate in some way to cope with the uncertainties of life, so why are people with dissociative identities often feared and misunderstood, even by... Read more
Uncovering Intimate Partner Violence
When Does Relationship Conflict Tip into Abuse?Intimate partner violence isn’t as obvious to therapists as cultural stereotypes suggest—and even when it’s revealed, the path forward isn’t always... Read more
Boys' Friendships
The Clash of Intimacy and MasculinityAre we undermining boys' longing for soft, loving friendships? Read more
July/August 2023: Facing the Teen Mental Health Crisis: What’s Really Going On?
This issue examines the teen mental health crisis, including upticks in the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and suicide. One article looks at how therapists... Read more
Advanced Experiential CBT Techniques: Enhanced Conceptualization & Body-Based Techniques
“I understand the logic, but I just don’t feel the change.” Clients struggle with CBT when it can feel like it does not fully capture how... Read more
Getting Individualized Education Plans Right
How Are IEPs Missing the Mark?How can Individualized Education Plans, which often involve therapists, better ensure that students with disabilities get a fair and proper education? Read more
A Dog Wanders into My Session
Taking a New Direction in the Therapy RoomA seasoned therapist discovers that the willingness to be a beginner again can sometimes have more value for clients than polished expertise. Read more
Infertility Grief and Trauma
“Do you have kids?” This common intake question is intended to gather information, forge connection, and build context around your clients&rsquo... Read more
Healing PTSD with Cognitive Processing Therapy: Challenging the Exposure Approach to Trauma
How exactly do people become stuck in their trauma, and how can they recover? Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a rapidly growing model that has uncovered... Read more
Covert Narcissism Unmasked
What Are We Really Treating?A covert narcissist’s eagerness to share their suffering can make them feel like ideal clients. And that’s what’s so vexing for clinicians. Read more
Behind the Pursuer–Distancer Dynamic
Encouraging Men to Face Their Hidden FearsHow to help men face the hidden fears that keep them stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns. Read more
The Art of Mirroring
Helping a Deaf Client Trust Her TruthLearning how not to save our clients, especially the ones we identify with the most. Read more
When ADHD Does the Parenting
Putting Adults Back in the Driver’s SeatParenting with untreated adult ADHD poses inherent difficulties for the entire family. Read more
The New Premarital Counseling
A Good Match for Therapists?Premarital counseling is growing in popularity, and research indicates it has numerous benefits. So why aren't more therapists offering it? Read more
Processing Trauma in a Flash?
A Conversation with Philip ManfieldWith roots in the EMDR protocol, the Flash Technique claims to offer a pleasurable path to processing trauma. Read more
Why Are Today’s Girls So Troubled?
A Neurobiological Guide for Parents"Girls on the Brink" presents new knowledge on girls' higher risk for mental health problems—and suggests what parents can do about it. Read more
The Divorce Announcement
A Conscious Approach to Moving ForwardHow can therapists help divorcing clients share a message that conveys hope and healing? Maybe it's time to counter the divorce-as-catastrophe trope that runs... Read more
The Best and Beloved Stories from 2022
Our Staff Picks from a Year of Psychotherapy NetworkerIn this year-end review, the staff of Psychotherapy Networker shares the articles and interviews that most resonated with readers and authors in 2022. Read more
Therapists in the Kitchen: Integrating Nutrition into Your Mental Health Practice
Your client’s dietary habits are relevant to your clinical work with them, but where do you begin? In this recorded session, you’ll get a template... Read more