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

Although the field of mental health has traditionally aimed to “fix what’s wrong,” the newer subfield of positive psychology instead helps us... Read more

It should come as no surprise that, in our culture, immersion in cyber activities far outpace the interest in mindfulness. But how do you deal with the... Read more

Most therapists were never coached about how to reconcile the closeness of the therapeutic encounter with the fact that therapy is also a business. Read more

Unlike the faux public apologies from men accused of sexual misconduct that 2017 will likely be remembered for, our private apologies have the potential to... Read more

A leader in expressive arts therapy explains why it’s increasingly being used to help combat vets find relief from trauma. Read more

Review: Healing from Hate: How Young Men Get Into—and Out of—Violent ExtremismA look at how to help former skinheads, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and... Read more

Instead of viewing midlife as a time of emotional unraveling, therapists can see it as an opportunity to help clients gain a fuller sense of purpose in... Read more

Increasingly, therapists are becoming important players in a new era of more conscious aging, as more people make their way to our offices with issues related... Read more

Does being a therapist give us an edge in coping with the inescapable phenomenon of aging? Three prominent psychotherapists—Irvin Yalom, Joan Klagsbrun, and... Read more

As we age, our bodies and relationships change, and the pace of change accelerates. At 70, we’re unlikely to be able to function as we did in our 50s. We... Read more

A push to make mindfulness practices more racially sensitive. Read more

Four steps to help clients take new practices learned in the consulting room back into their everyday lives. Read more

In search of the stories that can bind a family together. Read more

A classic sci-fi movie that seems to leapfrog through eternity helps a man contemplate the mystery of his own aging. Read more

Watch Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, international speaker and co-author with Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. of The New York Times bestsellers The Whole-Brain Child and... Read more