The Inheritance
A Father Passes on a Complicated LegacySometimes family legacies can stir up complicated feelings and outright conflict. Read more
Health Comes in All Sizes
The HAES Approach to Countering Weight StigmaA paradigm shift around weight and wellness is taking on old stigmas. Read more
The Man Who Became an Adjective
No One Writes about Psychology Like Malcolm GladwellNo one writes about psychology with more irresistible readability—and book sales—than 2019 Symposium featured speaker Malcolm Gladwell. Read more
The Secret of Getting Through
A Profile of an Impressively Unimpressive TherapistA quick glance a therapist whose young clients rave about her. Read more
“Nobody Knows!”
Helping Introverts Appreciate Their StrengthsA young introvert in college learns to embrace her temperament as a gift, rather than a problem. Read more
The Podcast Boom
Is It for You?Podcasts have exploded in numbers and popularity. What do mental health professionals need to know about this way of expanding their audience and their... Read more
Editor's Note - November/December 2018
Here, we focus on today’s young adults (many of whom bristle at the label millennials). Not only have they ushered in many of the changes taking place in the... Read more
Listening to the Next Generation
Are We Hearing What They Have to Say?Admitting her bafflement with some of her millennial clients, a veteran therapist accepts her ignorance and gets advice from some of the young people in her... Read more
Resisting Matrimania
A Conversation with Bella DePauloAuthor and researcher Bella DePaulo says it’s time to start seeing the growing population of single adults as something more than just people unable to find... Read more
The Flow of Dialogue
Three Steps to Effective ConversationBy Oren Jay Sofer - Dialogue is a lot like dancing. It takes time to learn the basics, but when we’re conversing smoothly with someone else, it can be... Read more
VIDEO: Dafna Lender on Harnessing Your Social Engagement System
Strategies for Building the Therapeutic Alliance More EasilyWe all know therapists who seem magically able to establish a powerful sense of trust and connection with even the most distrusting clients. But are there... Read more
My Clients and I Use the Same Dating Apps
Five Clinicians Give Their TakeA therapist recently joined a few online dating apps after finding herself newly single. She's seen several clients come up in these apps, and suspects they've... Read more
Mindful Living Card Deck
At home and at work, science has shown that developing certain simple strengths can significantly improve your mood, relationships, resiliency and quality of... Read more
VIDEO: Dan Siegel on Embracing the Energy and Creativity of the Adolescent Mind
Why Adolescent Behavior is More Than Just Raging HormonesIn his Symposium address, Dan Siegel challenged some common myths about adolescence and suggested that the aspects of adolescence that can drive us... Read more
Remembering Catherine
Coming to Terms with a Client’s MurderOver the course of my career, numerous world events have entered my office. But none of them prepared me for grieving the murder of Catherine, my client of 15... Read more
Peter Levine's Secret to Releasing Trauma from the Body
Watch Healing in an Actual Session with a Combat Veteran Suffering from PTSDAmong the first to fully realize that humans have an innate psychophysiological capacity for overcoming trauma, Peter Levine developed Somatic Experiencing, a... Read more
Attachment
In a society that values independence, self-preservation and individualistic thinking, we are missing the key to fulfillment: Connection through Attachment... Read more
VIDEO: The Science of Love
Learning to Think About It in a New WayAccording to Barbara Fredrickson, a leading scholar in the field of social psychology and affective science, we have a tendency to think about love in abstract... Read more
My Client Invited Me to a Family Barbecue
Five Clinicians Give Their TakeA therapist recently moved to a new town and discovered that his client's daughter attends the same school as his son. The client recently... Read more
Gaslighting
A mental health expert sheds light on “gaslighting”-the manipulative technique used by sociopaths, narcissists, and others-offering practical... Read more
VIDEO: Dan Siegel on Engaging Teen Clients
They're More Interested in Brain Science Than You ThinkDan Siegel knows that nobody—especially an angst-filled teenager—likes being told what to do. That’s why he takes a more roundabout approach to... Read more
Committed Action in Practice
Designed for use by mental health professionals and graduate students, Committed Action in Practice clearly conceptualizes committed action—an integral... Read more
Managing ADHD in School: The Best Evidence-Based Methods
Education is the most prevalent domain of impaired major life activities associated with ADHD in children and teens with more than 90% of them having... Read more
Supreme Testimony
What Christine Blasey Ford Could Mean for SurvivorsBy Lauren Dockett - As trauma specialist Mary Jo Barrett explains, Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony has been empowering for many survivors of sexual... Read more
New Rules for Treating Trauma: Integrating Neuroscience for Resilience, Connection and Post-Traumatic Growth
Were you taught to use medication, CBT, exposure and other traditional therapy approaches to treat trauma? Did you know that these approaches can be limited... Read more
VIDEO: Doing Therapy with MDMA
A Chat with Pioneer Marcela Ot'alora G.What's it like to be a therapist on the front lines of treating trauma with MDMA? Psychotherapist Marcela Ot'alora G., a principal investigator in... Read more





