Clinical psychologist and groundbreaking researcher Susan Johnson is the developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which focuses on uncovering and... Read more

In today’s fraught romantic and sexual landscape, women are taught to view sexiness as a status to be earned, an indicator that society has deemed them... Read more

Chronically suicidal clients present a special kind of stress for therapists: there’s not only the emotional stress of working with their pain, but the... Read more

Pornography these days is so plentiful, easy to access, and often free that it’s affecting the therapy field’s sex and porn addiction paradigm... Read more

In this address, Gabor Mate will discuss how in our hyper-stressed, materialistic society, physical and mental illness are not aberrations but natural outcomes... Read more

The past decade has brought new understanding about the neuroscience behind anxiety and fear. But how many of us can communicate this knowledge to clients in a... Read more

Our field has made great advances in understanding the impact of trauma on developing brains and what works—and doesn’t—to address it in... Read more

The world’s leading trauma researcher and author of the New York Times bestseller The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk has transformed... Read more

Most therapists understand that the extreme behaviors of people with a borderline personality disorder diagnosis are often strategies for survival... Read more

Recent surveys suggest that almost half of all couples can expect to face challenges associated with extramarital affairs (sexual and emotional) at some point... Read more

Although trauma often has the greatest impact our most intimate relationships, research shows that finding comfort in loved ones has the potential to undo much... Read more

In a world of dating apps that present seemingly limitless romantic possibilities, our clients often get stuck in “low accountability” intimate... Read more

Nothing defeats a therapist more than a client who’s numb or disconnected. When you ask why they’ve come for help, they may say, “I’m... Read more

By separating mind from body and the individual from the social environment, we limit our ability to address the roots of many of the emotional and physical... Read more

Ethics training can be dull. But this workshop, using The Musical of Snow White as a framework, embodies the idea that when you’re having fun, the... Read more

Do you have clients who seem to live in their heads and have a hard time sensing inside themselves? Focusing is a process that helps clients speak from their... Read more

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Do you work with children with ADHD, dysgraphia, dyslexia, letter reversals and reading problems that do not respond to typical treatments? Are you frustrated... Read more

Lynn Lyons shares a moving, often hilarious, story about how her young client helped her become a stronger person and a better therapist. Read more

Conquer your fears, the Dragon Worriers are here! In this entertaining workbook, national anxiety expert Dawn DePasquale, LMHC, leads children and the people... Read more

A therapist works from his home office, which means clients sometimes observe elements of his personal life. He's had clients ask about his electric car... Read more

“My child is out of control and never listens to anything I say” “I’ve tried yelling, timeouts, that counting thing, and nothing works... Read more

Aliveness is not an experience we think or talk ourselves into; it’s a state of being we feel in our bodies. An expressive arts therapist shows how... Read more

When it comes to addressing the profound impact of trauma, pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris is calling for primary care physicians and therapists to develop... Read more

Sometimes you learn your most important life lessons from the person who most frustrates and disappoints you. Read more

Even though partners may forgive each other after a heated argument, the hurtful words that were hurled can be haunting nonetheless. Read more

Videos designed to elicit ASMR, a physiological state some people find soothing, get millions of views online. Now clinicians are debating whether they could... Read more

What do you do when your life’s expectations get turned upside down? Read more

Peter Levine, developer of Somatic Experiencing, takes us inside his seemingly intuitive approach and reveals the guiding principles that inform his work. Read more

Polyvagal Theory offers a new kind of somatic road map for guiding both therapists and clients toward safety and connection. It can also empower therapists to... Read more