As psychiatry struggles to develop new, more effective treatments, clinical trials combining psychotherapy and the drug MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, are... Read more

If you are not bringing cultural background, race, moral beliefs and socioeconomic differences into the conversation during couples counseling, you are missing... Read more

Over the past 20 years, more and more therapists have devoted themselves to exploring the relevance of neuroscience for the practice of psychotherapy. This... Read more

If you are not bringing cultural background, race, moral beliefs and socioeconomic differences into the conversation during couples counseling, you are missing... Read more

How do we hit the reset button as we begin a new year? Research on burnout across professions says the answer isn’t less work but rather more meaning and an... Read more

Couples often struggle in therapy with having too many issues to tackle in too little time. Luckily, you can help couples design their own treatment... Read more

The long-term impact of trauma and stress are more than just mental health issues: they’re at the root of almost 80 percent of chronic illnesses in our... Read more

What do you feel when you gaze up at the Milky Way, listen to an incredible piece of music, or witness an act of great courage? This feeling, often complete... Read more

The ability to feel love is not the same thing as being able to show and sustain it. Many men don’t know how to do things like be vulnerable, articulate... Read more

Typically, physical and psychological pain are treated separately, even when they’re deeply intertwined. Nearly half of all therapy clients suffer from... Read more

Are you exhausted from practicing over a flat-screen? Do you have a client who refuses teletherapy and only wants to meet in person, or a client who’s... Read more

What practical guidance can you offer a therapist whose personal grief is so deep that she's finding it hard to stay present for clients? Six clinicians weigh... Read more

Clients with sexual abuse histories often come to therapy with questions about their sexual expression and the obstacles they encounter in intimate... Read more

This issue explores the mental health impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children and families. One article describes the challenges that parents are facing... Read more

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If most chronic pain is maintained by complex mind–body interactions, how can therapists help treat it? Read more

This issue explores how our current pandemic reality is affecting kids and their caregivers. Read more

Finding harmony in a difficult sibling relationship. Read more

Psychologist Ali Mattu is on a mission to bring therapeutic principles to the mainstream. Read more

Our current caregiving crisis is a societal failure, not the result of one family’s shortcomings. Read more

Although it’s never been easy to take oh-so-familiar systems principles and put them to work in real life, the devastating sweep of the pandemic has made... Read more

The key elements of gender-affirmative therapy for clients who are medically or socially transitioning. Read more

A new book examines how different cultures view mental illness and the stigma that persists in America. Read more

The pandemic has created an emotional petri dish for kids and parents who are stuck in place, terribly stressed, and feeling alone. How are families supposed... Read more

“Therapy robots” have been touted as an answer to loneliness and a new way to build social skills. But will they change the way therapists work? Read more

Self-harm is not a culturally specific phenomenon, but it’s often misunderstood and overlooked in Black children by a society that forces them to grow up... Read more

In this genuinely hazardous COVID-19 environment, how can therapists help kids and families reject their OCD safety rituals? Read more

Facilitating bereavement support groups for aging clients. Read more

Building a relationship with heavily armored, developmentally regressed, profoundly sad adolescents is no small feat. They don’t exactly let you in the front... Read more

You could handle anything a child or teen client threw at you in your office. From extreme disengagement to hyperactivity, you could overcome any client... Read more