Editor’s Note: This article this blog is taken from originally appeared in the March/April 1996 issue of Psychotherapy Networker. When his family was... Read more

Trauma treatments have largely ignored the interpersonal symptoms of PTSD. But whether caused by early abandonment, childhood abuse, military combat, or other... Read more

Unhappy couples often present in ways that offer little promise their relationship can be saved, leaving the partners feeling helpless and the therapist... Read more

When life—and therapy—brings scary moments, it’s the body’s autonomic nervous system that takes action. Polyvagal Theory has... Read more

Supported by neuroscience research, mindfulness practice has demonstrated its ability to ease stress, control anxiety and depression, and improve cognition... Read more

As they try to navigate the demands of school, online social lives, and daily pressures, many teens and young adults today are worried, in pain, angry, and... Read more

In the United States, 1 in 6 new marriages is interethnic or interracial. Today’s therapists need to be equipped to help cross-cultural couples not only... Read more

Clients challenged by their children often resort to old-fashioned reward and threat strategies like timeouts, sticker charts, and consequences. But the best... Read more

As a result of the opioid epidemic, the United States saw its largest recorded increase in overdose deaths last year, which is now officially the leading cause... Read more

The names John and Julie Gottman have become synonymous with scientifically sound couples practice. They’ve spent decades developing an evidence base for... Read more

In recent years, research has identified key, measurable elements of happy and stable long-term relationships. They include trust, attunement, listening... Read more

Effective sex therapy goes beyond what happens in the consulting room and requires behavioral interventions that clients can work on between sessions. Although... Read more

High-conflict couples can stop even the most experienced therapist, turning the office into a verbal boxing ring, and us into referees or speechless... Read more

High-functioning autism isn’t always easy to spot. But when clients who enter therapy for panic, anxiety, or social phobia fail to respond to standard... Read more

If you’ve been under the impression that therapy with children and teenagers always needs to be serious business, be prepared to change your mind. In... Read more

Helping clients develop flexible and adaptive strategies for coping with both everyday disappointments and extraordinary disasters is at the heart of the... Read more

Even as advances in attachment science have led to an increasing appreciation of the centrality of emotions in human relationships, we still find ourselves... Read more

While most therapists are experienced in exploring the pain of grief, their clients may be asking for a clear direction out of their pain. How does the... Read more

You may be excited about cutting-edge advances in brain research, but do you know how to translate them into practical methods that may reduce clients&rsquo... Read more

These days, we’ve become so attached to our digital gadgets, websites, and apps that it’s easy to lose sight of a fundamental question: aside from... Read more

Whatever they’ve been through, all our clients retain an inner wisdom that can help lift them, like a pair of ruby slippers, up and out of... Read more

Cultural and historical trauma appears and is influenced in your work more than you think, especially if you work with people of color, war survivors, refugees... Read more

When couples come to us in pain, we’re often tempted to jump into treatment before really getting the systemic information we need to work most... Read more

We often get shaken and lose confidence in our approach when a client’s trauma response edges into seemingly uncontrollable dynamics of rage, panic, or... Read more

The opioid epidemic is spilling into consulting rooms as more therapists encounter clients overusing these dangerous medicines to treat their chronic pain... Read more

Overactive brain circuitry can trap clients in cycles of rumination that can keep them anxious and depressed. Letting go of ruminating worries, or banishing... Read more

Even as we look to the latest brain research for techniques to apply in our therapeutic work, we too often neglect the damaging impacts of stress, poor... Read more

Watch Gina Biegel, creator of MBSR-T, as she kicks judgments, worries, daily to-do lists, and everyday stressors to the curb. You will learn a variety of... Read more

We all know therapists who seem magically able to establish a powerful sense of trust and connection with even the most distrusting clients. In this workshop... Read more

More than 100 million Americans are over the age of 50 today, and while research concludes we can grow and enhance our lives at every age, stereotypes about... Read more