Linda Graham on Developing Resiliency
How can therapists help clients train their resiliency "muscles"?In the past, resilience was thought of as an immutable trait: something we're born with that predetermines how well we can tolerate stress. In reality, Linda... Read more
The Reassurance Trap
Living with UncertainlyWe can’t guarantee certainty about anything, really. But some of us become haunted by needing to know for sure. We call this unrelenting need the Reassurance... Read more
Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness
The Key to Safety and Trauma-sensitive CareI work at a school for elementary- and middle-school kids in New York City. Counseling children and families affected by homelessness is a rapidly expanding... Read more
Is Trauma Therapy Doing Enough for People of Color?
What is a therapist to do?When it comes to addressing systemic racism and injustice, “therapy’s not enough,” says trauma expert Mary Jo Barrett. But that doesn’t mean therapists... Read more
Rethinking Anger
The Bioenergetic Therapy ApproachToo often, therapists working with anger focus on controlling and preventing it, rather than finding constructive ways to use it. Bioenergetic therapy regards... Read more
What Four Decades of Practice Has Taught Me
Janina Fisher’s Lessons for Every Beginning TherapistIf you could go back in time and give advice to yourself as a beginning therapist, what would you say? Worry less? Train harder? Practice more self-care... Read more
Living with Life's Uncertainties
Wisdom from Rick Hanson's Networker Symposium KeynoteRick Hanson describes how becoming more mindful of our body and thoughts, and the link between the two, can make us happier and less afraid of life's... Read more