Ethics with Minors for Wisconsin 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
Ethics with Minors for Wisconsin 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
The Addict in All of Us
Gabor Maté's Unflinching VisionCanadian physician Gabor Maté believes that addictive behaviors are woven into the very fabric of our materialistic society. Read more
Texas Mental Health & The Law
As a mental health professional, you not only deal with critical clinical matters with your clients – you must also stay up-to-date on seemingly... Read more
Texas Mental Health & The Law
As a mental health professional, you not only deal with critical clinical matters with your clients – you must also stay up-to-date on seemingly... Read more
Codependence: Treatment Strategies for Clients Who Lose Themselves in Others
Extending far beyond its roots in addictions work, codependence is a universal issue that shows itself in a variety of diagnoses, from anxiety and depression... Read more
Codependence: Treatment Strategies for Clients Who Lose Themselves in Others
Extending far beyond its roots in addictions work, codependence is a universal issue that shows itself in a variety of diagnoses, from anxiety and depression... Read more
VIDEO: How to Help Clients with Overwhelming Emotions
Retaking Control of the Ship in the StormHelping hyperaroused clients learn to manage overwhelming emotions is like helping them steer a ship in stormy waters, says therapist and mindfulness... Read more
How Do I Make Phone Sessions Effective?
Five Clinicians Weigh InTeletherapy allows therapists to notice their clients' subtle expressions, movements, and gestures. But some clients prefer phone sessions, which can make... Read more
Homeschooling and the ADHD Child
Six Therapy Strategies for Busy ParentsWith summer camps cancelled and many schools indefinitely closed, a therapist shares six homeschooling strategies that have served him well in helping the... Read more
Managing Confidentiality
Three Things I Learned from My Small-Town PracticeWhen you practice in a rural town, sometimes it can feel like everyone is connected to each other. Instead of worrying about boundary and confidentiality... Read more
VIDEO: Creating a Safe Space to Talk about Racial Trauma
Self-Exploration, Soft Introductions, and Leaving a Door OpenHow can white clinicians create a safe space in therapy for clients of color to talk about racial trauma? And if clients don't bring it up, should the... Read more
July/August 2020 Reproductive Dreams: When Fertility Becomes a Challenge
This issue explores the topic of fertility counseling in therapy, including using reproductive stories as a therapeutic tool, addressing reproductive trauma... Read more
Lost and Found
Scenes from a MiscarriageThe story of a miscarriage is often about crushed hope, but it can also bring unexpected possibility. Read more
Finding the Balance
How to Meet Stress with Tenderness during COVID-19During the pandemic, our clients’ relationships need special attention and nurturing. Sometimes that means helping them recalibrate what they can hold for... Read more
Editor's Note - July/August 2020
What is it like for the more than six million women in the U.S. who face reproductive challenges? In simpler terms, what happens when you want a baby but... Read more
Shame-Informed Therapy
Overcome Core Shame and Reconstruct the Authentic Self If your therapy clients have anxiety, depression, mood disorders, relationship difficulties, or... Read more
Detours on the Fertility Journey
Helping Clients Navigate Their OptionsOver 48 million couples experience infertility every year, and over 20 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Although hope and love propel most people... Read more
A Family in Chaos
A Study of Dysfunction and ResilienceThe story of the Gavins—a family of 12 children, six of whom suffered from schizophrenia—sheds new light on the nature vs. nurture debate. Read more
Lori Gottlieb on Fertility Counseling
Finding Strength and ResilienceThe bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone shares her experience using a sperm donor to have a child, and how she helps clients with... Read more
A Black Therapist in America
Speaking Out Against Learned VoicelessnessBlack people know all too well that their daily experience of racism doesn’t matter unless it interferes with the lives of the white mainstream. As a result... Read more
Wave Till You Can’t See Me
Lessons in Fear and SafetyLessons for a parent in fear and safety. Read more
How Private Practice Can Survive COVID-19
Discovering New Possibilities in a Time of UpheavalDiscovering new possibilities for private practice in a time of upheaval—and planning for more uncertainty. Read more
Crossing Cultures
The Surprising Complexity of CountertransferenceA shared cultural understanding can be a powerful asset in therapy, adding a familiarity and depth to the exploration of countertransference. Read more
Helping Black Men Access Mental Health Care
The Free Therapy Movement Breaks New GroundThe movement to offer more free therapy and expand access to treatment gains momentum. Read more
Meeting the Moment
The Importance of Risk in TherapyThe therapist’s office is a zone of creative adventure and unpredictability, where the most powerful moments often come out of the blue. Read more

