Keeping the difficult work of couples therapy positive and upbeat might be easier, and more effective, than you think. Read more

Three decades ago, doing therapy was a relatively uncomplicated affair. After graduate school, you set up shop as a family therapist, a psychodynamic healer... Read more

To be a young, intellectually curious therapist in the 1960s and ’70s was to fall under the spell of the new systems practitioners, who were redefining what... Read more

Cloe Madanes uses the story of a client struggling to leave Los Angeles (and a toxic relationship) to examine the many faces of resistance in therapy. Read more

With all the buzz about brain science, is it possible to lose sight of the mind? Dan Siegel, a pioneer in the applications of brain science to psychotherapy... Read more

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Anxiety disorders are a means of keeping the external world at bay. Anxiety keeps new ideas and information out of a person's awareness. It saves overloaded... Read more

Ethics are not always absolute and are often complicated by cultural issues, beliefs, and values. Situations such as whether to accept a gift from a client... Read more

Executive function difficulties may not go away with age-and inside you’ll find 52 worksheets, 40 handouts, and dozens of tips to make day-to-day living... Read more

Stay attuned and empathic towards even the most challenging clients. The Anti-Burnout Card Deck will help you let go of emotional residue and... Read more

In a world of new and emerging norms about commitment, intimacy, the right to personal happiness, and open relationships are there also new patterns? Has the... Read more

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Join in for this breakthrough Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Intensive Course to develop core competencies and transform your skills to achieve better... Read more

When we therapists believe a secret's revelations would be dangerous, the client receives a frightening message about him- or herself and about the world. We... Read more

According to life strategist and bestselling author Tony Robbins, there may be more that therapists can do to help clients create the life they want, rather... Read more

By Stephen Lyons - My work with Sara began in an uninspiring, windowless, downtown suite that she shared with another therapist. But before long, my therapy... Read more

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There are three questions every person needs to ask themselves, says life strategist and 2018 Symposium presenter Tony Robbins. In this video clip from his... Read more

Clinical supervisors carry a great responsibility and obligation to be ethical, professional role models, yet many supervisors do not receive sufficient... Read more

High lonesome is a type of music in the bluegrass tradition that captures the mood of isolation many people feel today, as we turn away from one another and... Read more

There’s a troubling trend toward viewing people who differ from us politically not just as uninformed or misguided, but as ill-motivated and dangerous... Read more

Exploring contemplative practice may not be for everyone. Read more

Helping emotionally closed-off men embrace vulnerability without getting lost in shame requires not only empathy but good timing. Read more

Peak performance strategist Tony Robbins says he operates from a simple premise—if a person shows up looking for your help, it means they want to change. And... Read more

Ever wish you could bring about change in your clients faster? Life and business strategist and 2018 Symposium presenter Tony Robbins says it’s easier than... Read more

Neurofeedback has brought a powerful new technology into the consulting room. Read more

There comes a time in many families when there’s no choice but to face decisions that test the heart. Read more

What it’s like to be the focus of so many people’s hopes and expectations for how they might change their lives? Read more

In this issue, we take a stab at understanding this larger social phenomenon, a perilous downward spiral of faultfinding that we might call the National Blame... Read more