When couples don’t have models for mastering healthy communication skills, they may regress to old gender scripts to cope, which can feel like its own kind... Read more

As providers we are often taught that curiosity is a value worth cultivating in ourselves, that is a pro-social virtue that promotes growth, learning, and... Read more

You see codependency in so many clients… and yet, many therapists skip over directly treating it. Your clients are left suffering with a lack of... Read more

ADHD often leads your clients to fixate on negative thoughts, experiences and emotions. Seemingly small obstacles, like misplaced keys, can lead to full-on... Read more

Exploring “high conflict” with a bigger picture in mind. Read more

When our attempts to use logic and reason fail, therapeutic rituals can help clients connect to inner resources for healing. Read more

Current research indicates that we’re not walled-in, freestanding individuals. Our human brains—in fact, most mammals’ brains—are built for... Read more

Shared laughter is an attachment language. Though therapists usually engage more knowingly with tears, the exchange of brighter affect is another kind of... Read more

Video games can transport us to worlds beyond our imagination. A board game can send us on an epic adventure and fulfilling side quests, while the origin... Read more

Sand therapy is a powerful neurobiological approach to treating children, teens and families with trauma, anxiety, and attachment issues. In this 90-minute... Read more

In The Zen of Therapy, psychiatrist Mark Epstein explores what a Buddhist therapy has offered his clients. Read more

What happens when loving mothers of gay sons unknowingly send them mixed messages about being themselves? Read more

Seclusion and restraint is a rare but extreme response to students deemed unruly. One parent, backed by some clinical allies, is drawing attention to its... Read more

When it comes to designating best practices for treating trauma, where does the research stand? And where is the field going? Read more

With its Western focus on secure emotional bonds and demonstrative, healthy attachment in couples, how does Emotionally Focused Therapy fit into ancient and... Read more

Nothing is scarier to transgender individuals seeking care than sitting down with a therapist who’s poorly informed about issues facing the trans... Read more

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

Ego battles, fits of rage, self-harm, and perpetual crises encompass working with personality disorder clients and requires a strong and refined clinical skill... Read more

Ego battles, fits of rage, self-harm, and perpetual crises encompass working with personality disorder clients and requires a strong and refined clinical skill... Read more

A wave of grief and loss has impacted millions of people and more clients than ever before are seeking the help of professionals. But if you’re like... Read more

A wave of grief and loss has impacted millions of people and more clients than ever before are seeking the help of professionals. But if you’re like... Read more

As the years pass, is it possible that the more we work with long-term clients, the more we might overlook bigger issues that aren’t being addressed? Read more

Meditation is generally considered one of the safest practices for our clients. But one organization says that’s not always the case. Read more

It's time to untangle weight gain and binge eating from trauma. Read more

Today’s culture of therapy both reflects and contributes to our nation’s ever-growing embrace of individualism—for better and, sometimes, for worse. Read more

“The person is not the problem; the problem is the problem”. – Michael White This formative statement is a core principle for... Read more

Therapists need to consider not only what diagnosis to give, but also the pain or hardship that can result from sharing it with a client. Read more

Watch child/adolescent behavior expert, Jay Berk, PhD, and learn how to best manage the students at your school diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder... Read more

Watch child/adolescent behavior expert, Jay Berk, PhD, and learn how to best manage the students at your school diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder... Read more

A new book explores the science of personality change. Read more