Going Virtual with Couples
From Skeptic to BelieverOnline couples therapy can be tough, especially with a high-stakes case. The developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy dives into the deep end with a couple... Read more
Helping Parents in Stressful Times
Clinicians Weigh in on Pandemic ParentingA therapist has been working with a parent on implementing a kinder, gentler style of interaction with her boisterous kids, but the coronavirus is creating so... Read more
November/December 2020 Unmasking Teletherapy: Temporary Expediency or New Normal?
This issue explores clinicians’ experiences and processes in transitioning to virtual therapy sessions, including the benefits and challenges they... Read more
Integrating Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Practice with Stephen Porges, PhD & Deb Dana, LCSW
Watch researcher Stephen Porges and expert clinician Deb Dana in this rare virtual training to fully learn the theory and the practice of integrating... Read more
Integrating Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Practice with Stephen Porges, PhD & Deb Dana, LCSW
Watch researcher Stephen Porges and expert clinician Deb Dana in this rare virtual training to fully learn the theory and the practice of integrating... Read more
Asking Clients About Racial Stress and Trauma
How to Broach the Topic AppropriatelyTalking to clients of color about race and experiences of racial trauma is critical. But many white clinicians struggle with how to open these discussions. Read more
Therapy From the Podcast Studio
Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch discuss “Dear Therapists”The therapists and writers have teamed up to produce a podcast that addresses a listener’s problem, provides specific advice, and then checks in to see... Read more
Ethics with Minors for Maryland Mental Health Professionals: How to Navigate the Most Challenging Issues
Those of us who treat minors and their families experience a flood of emotions. There is confusion over changing ethical codes and laws, fear that the actions... Read more
What’s New with Sex?: The Things Your Clients Don’t Talk About (But Want To)
Sexuality issues can challenge a clinician’s skill set in a world where virtual reality, artificial intelligence, teledildonics, sex robots, online... Read more
Ethics with Minors for Maryland Mental Health Professionals: How to Navigate the Most Challenging Issues
Those of us who treat minors and their families experience a flood of emotions. There is confusion over changing ethical codes and laws, fear that the actions... Read more
What’s New with Sex?: The Things Your Clients Don’t Talk About (But Want To)
Sexuality issues can challenge a clinician’s skill set in a world where virtual reality, artificial intelligence, teledildonics, sex robots, online... Read more
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia: Effective Classroom Strategies to Build Students’ Reading and Writing Skills
Students CAN expand their basic reading and writing skills, even when diagnosed with Dyslexia and/or Dysgraphia. This presentation is filled with abundant... Read more
Empowering Relationships Despite Political Divides
How to Find and Reaffirm Shared ValuesFor the roughly 23 percent of married couples who don’t share a political affiliation, disagreements over a party or candidate can easily escalate into... Read more
Complete IFS Therapy Immersion: Integrating the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model Across Clinical Applications
Are you ready to transform your practice with Internal Family Systems? IFS has been hailed as “the treatment method that all clinicians should know to... Read more
School-Based Mental Health: Best Practices and Evidence-Based Interventions for Successful Treatment in a Complex Setting
The role of a school-based mental health provider is complex, nuanced, and multi-faceted. And as more schools deliver on the urgent need for mental... Read more
Training the Heart and Mind
A Message from Jack KornfieldClinical psychologist and author Jack Kornfield has been instrumental in bringing mindfulness to Western audiences. With candor and humor, he shares a moving... Read more
School-Based Mental Health
The role of a school-based mental health provider is complex, nuanced, and multi-faceted. And as more schools deliver on the urgent need for mental... Read more
Embodying Resilience: Using Movement to Navigate Anxiety and Build Personal Power in Children
Our kids are living through a rising tide of anxiety as they navigate a challenging and ever-changing world. The symptoms of anxiety can easily overwhelm... Read more
Embodying Resilience: Using Movement to Navigate Anxiety and Build Personal Power in Children
Our kids are living through a rising tide of anxiety as they navigate a challenging and ever-changing world. The symptoms of anxiety can easily overwhelm... Read more
How to Help Our Nervous Systems During a Pandemic
… Finding Ventral Vagal for Our Clients and OurselvesAt the moment, I’m happy to be in my own home, self-quarantining, because I’ve recently been around the world on a training tour. I was in Rome twice... Read more
How I Came to Rethink Children’s Challenging Behaviors
Doing Away with the Blame GameA nine-year-old boy with severe behavioral challenges suddenly throws a full plate of food onto the school cafeteria floor. The consequence? His... Read more
Addictive Behaviors as Self-Preservation: Key Insights from the Internal Family Systems Model
By looking at addictive behaviors – from drugs and alcohol to sex, technology, and binge eating -- as means of self-protection and a way of staving off... Read more
Healing Developmental Trauma in Therapy: The Science of Restoring Self-Regulation
Childhood maltreatment can profoundly influence human development, resulting in a variety of mental, emotional, and social challenges – including... Read more
How Diet is Connected to Mental Health, Trauma & Addiction: A Practical Roadmap for Recovery
The connection between what we eat, and how we feel, has been documented for over a decade in studies. Yet, few organizations dealing with mental health and... Read more
Reverberations of Trauma in the Addictive Family: A 7-Step Process of Recovery
The majority of people who experience trauma will experience a chronic form that exists within their own family. Beginning with a genogram, Claudia will give a... Read more
The Seven Myths of Addiction
For twelve years Dr. Maté was the staff physician at a clinic for drug-addicted people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he worked with... Read more
How Diet is Connected to Mental Health, Trauma & Addiction: A Practical Roadmap for Recovery
The connection between what we eat, and how we feel, has been documented for over a decade in studies. Yet, few organizations dealing with mental health and... Read more

