Erv Polster on How Aging Changes Therapy
Learning to Embrace the Flow of RelationshipPSYCHOTHERAPY NETWORKER: You’re 95 now and have been retired from practice for 20 years, so you have an unusually broad perspective on how therapists... Read more
Aging Courageously
…And What Many People Who Struggle with Aging Have in CommonPSYCHOTHERAPY NETWORKER: Do you think that your experience as a therapist has given you any special insight into the challenges of... Read more
Irvin Yalom on the Possibilities of Aging
The Rewards and Challenges of Being an Older TherapistAs each of us grows older, we can try to embrace the full possibilities of aging, even alongside its challenges. That’s a genuine gift for our clients as... Read more
Trauma and Attachment
Christina Reese has dedicated her life’s work to helping those with trauma cope to live healthier, happier, and more fulfilling lives. In her newest... Read more
Trauma Recovery and Resilience: Embodied Practices Incorporating Polyvagal Theory
After experiencing trauma, our clients often dissociate from their bodies aiming to escape intense sensations and emotional pain. They then increasingly react... Read more
Trauma Recovery and Resilience: Embodied Practices Incorporating Polyvagal Theory
After experiencing trauma, our clients often dissociate from their bodies aiming to escape intense sensations and emotional pain. They then increasingly react... Read more
2-Day Intensive Training on Narcissistic and Psychopathic Abuse: The Clinicians Guide to the New Field of Traumatic Pathological Love Relationships
You may have trauma clients who are victims of narcissistic abuse without even knowing it. In a clinical setting, victims of narcissistic abuse can be... Read more
2-Day Intensive Training on Narcissistic and Psychopathic Abuse: The Clinicians Guide to the New Field of Traumatic Pathological Love Relationships
You may have trauma clients who are victims of narcissistic abuse without even knowing it. In a clinical setting, victims of narcissistic abuse can be... Read more
Becoming a Social Justice Informed Clinician: Embodying Equity, Inclusion and Liberation to Enhance Treatment with Minoritized Clients
The ingrained impacts of systemic racism affect every sector and institution of our society, pushing many to the margins by means out of their control. And... Read more
Diversity in Clinical Practice
Too often, therapists and other helping professionals feel paralyzed by the fear that they don’t know enough about other cultural groups to counsel... Read more
Becoming a Social Justice Informed Clinician: Embodying Equity, Inclusion and Liberation to Enhance Treatment with Minoritized Clients
The ingrained impacts of systemic racism affect every sector and institution of our society, pushing many to the margins by means out of their control. And... Read more
Reaching "Unreachable" Teens & Tweens: Connecting with Oppositional and Withdrawn Adolescents
Knowing the importance of the therapeutic relationship with an oppositional adolescent is one thing; knowing how to build that relationship with someone who... Read more
Playful Parts: The Intersection of Play Therapy and Internal Family Systems
While navigating the world children are exposed to experiences such as abuse, neglect, racial trauma, mass shootings, health pandemics, and natural... Read more
The Power of EMDR Therapy for Children with Traumatic and Adverse Experiences
Many behavioral, somatic and emotional symptoms in children are manifestations of traumatic and adverse experiences that are held in the child’s biology... Read more
Suicidal Risk Among Youth: Challenges and Keys to Moving Forward Post-Pandemic
The latest evidence shows youth’s suicidality has increased. Youth have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 due to greater social... Read more
LGBTQ Teens: Help Clients Explore Their Identity, Build Resilience, & Manage Difficult Emotions
While many young people have been deeply affected by the COVID pandemic, LGBTQ youth have had particular challenges in this time. A population already... Read more
The Misattuned Family: Techniques for Reparative Work in Family Trauma
Too many children feel hurt, angry, and disconnected from their parents; and too many parents feel discouraged that their child-rearing approaches aren’t... Read more
Down Regulating Threat and Defensive Reactions in Young Clients: Clinical Application of the Polyvagal Theory for Effective ODD, Trauma, & Attachment Treatment
The challenging behaviors we frequently observe in youth with ODD, trauma, and attachment disorders are the tip of the iceberg. As helping professionals, we... Read more
Helping Anxious Families: Active Tips That Work and Common Traps to Avoid
Anxiety and OCD will show up, and after the past year, anxious cracks have become chasms for many anxious families. It’s common for clinicians to... Read more
Reacclimate and Regulate: Build Trust, Foster Safety, & Support Healthy Communication in Schools
As school-based professionals, we understand the losses and feelings of social isolation that our students have experienced this year. And while we’re... Read more
The Resilient Brain: Cultivating Courage & Curiosity to Expand a Child’s Capacity to Build Inner Strength
“There’s so much I want for my kids: happiness, emotional strength, academic success, social skills, a strong sense of self, and more. It’s... Read more
The Breaking Point
Supporting Fragile and Separating CouplesAs clinicians, we need to keep alert to the struggles couples have had during the pandemic and find ways to support those who couldn’t hold together. Read more
The Pager Incident
From Therapeutic Stagnation to GrowthWhen therapy stagnates, sometimes it takes a mistake to catalyze change. Read more
Strengthening Personal Boundaries
The Bioenergetic ApproachAsserting boundaries sometimes means confronting painful loss, but in these cases, helping them reinforce their boundaries has led to greater satisfaction. Read more
Navigating the Rift
A Therapeutic Rupture and the Art of RepairAfter being insulted by a difficult client, this therapist doesn't know how to proceed. Here, seven clinicians weigh in. Read more