The Rewards of Caregiving
Escaping Negative CyclesHow to help beleaguered caretakers of elderly parents find meaning and purpose in a challenging task. Read more
The Power of the Unexpected
In Therapy, Both Ritual and Novelty MatterThe brain endlessly churns out predictions about what will happen next, and when it comes to therapy outcomes, these expectations matter. Read more
Extending the Circle of Care
A grassroots effort to serve the mental health needs of veterans enables therapists to extend to their impact. Read more
Unraveling the Mind-Body Mystery
A Survey of the Latest ResearchTherapists may be fascinated with harnessing the mind-body connection in their work, but what has science taught us about separating hype from solid evidence... Read more
The Five Love Languages
Translating Intention into ConnectionAn interview with the author of The 5 Love Languages, a book that's sold over 8 million copies, explains its remarkable success. Read more
Editor's Note - May/June 2016
At this year's Symposium, we invited veteran therapists to tell their true stories of their “most unforgettable session,” and those stories are the focus... Read more
From Attachment to Creativity
Highlights from the 2016 SymposiumAt a time in which our society seems immersed in a toxic stew of fear and anger, this year's Symposium provided a celebration of human values and ideas that... Read more
What's Your Most Memorable Therapeutic Moment?
Six Master Clinicians Share Their ReflectionsOf all the meaningful sessions that take place in a therapists's career, what makes certain ones stand out? We asked six widely respected clinicians to tell... Read more
VIDEO: Making the Case for the Emotional Man
Pat Love Explains Why We Need to Rethink the "Empathy Gap"Have you ever wondered if some men in your practice are simply unable to listen, connect, and empathize with their partners? According to Pat Love, it’s more... Read more
Ten Best-Ever Anxiety-Management Techniques
There are Effective Alternatives to MedicationThe sensations of doom or dread or panic felt by anxiety sufferers are truly overwhelming. The very same sensations, in fact, that a person would feel if the... Read more
No-Drama Discipline Workbook
Based on their New York Times bestselling book No-Drama Discipline, internationally acclaimed neuropsychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, MD, and brain-based parenting... Read more
VIDEO: When One Partner Wants Out
Discernment Counseling for the Mixed-Agenda CoupleIn at least 30 percent of couples who come to therapy, partners enter the consulting room with different agendas---one wants a divorce, the other wants to save... Read more
Hands-on Activities for Children with Autism & Sensory Disorders
Innovative, practical and fun activities for children with autism and sensory disorders. Following a step-by-step recipe format, Teresa Garland, MOT, OTR/L... Read more
When Your Child Tells You They Are Trans: A Parent's Journey
What role should therapists play?As a therapist, how do you work with conservative parents struggling to parent their trans child? Psychotherapist Jean Malpas shares three keys to acceptance. Read more
VIDEO: Attuning to Reluctant Teens
Getting Through to Shut-Down KidsMost therapists are aware of the perils of trying to connect with teenage clients. Teens are often brought to therapy against their will by adults, which can... Read more
Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents
A definitive guide to recognizing what factors cause defiant episodes in children & adolescents, and tips to help identify when and where these difficult... Read more
How Hard Times Can Open the Heart
No CE Credit Available With his best-selling books Buddha’s Brain, Hardwiring Happiness, and Just One Thing, psychologist Rick Hanson has... Read more
Addictive Behavior as the Problem
It’s no secret that many therapists consider the field of addictions treatment to be dangerous foreign territory with its own special language and... Read more
Mastering the Anxiety Game: Teaching Clients to Welcome Their Fears
Therapists are supposed to make clients safe and secure, creating a cozy haven from a cruel world, right? Well, when it comes to treating anxiety... Read more
The Challenge of Treating Complex PTSD: What to do When Things Get Messy and Uncomfortable
When working with trauma cases do you often see clients go into flight, fight, and/or freeze? Do they yell at you, insult you, or leave the session? Are there... Read more
Healing Grief Card Deck
David Kessler, one of the world’s foremost experts on grief and grieving, has created powerful coping strategies to heal and rebuild after loss. This... Read more
When Seismic Change Becomes the Norm
The Therapist in the Real WorldThere was a time, not long ago, when all therapists needed to begin practicing their craft was a quiet room, an appointment book, a phone, and an answering... Read more
The Bonds that Sustain Us
A Family Weathers a Time of UncertaintyWhat parent doesn’t know the ache of helplessness that comes when you can’t do anything for your child but feel entirely responsible anyway? Read more
Examining the Science of Torture
The Price of Coercive InterrogationA startling new book exposes how much more the military’s embrace of enhanced interrogation tactics in the war on terror was influenced by Hollywood, rather... Read more
Editor's Note - March/April 2016
I found talking to the transgender kids and their parents that I interviewed for this issue not only enlightening and educational, which I expected, but also... Read more
The Great Escape
Welcome to the World of Gender FluidityAs cultural attitudes about gender variance have undergone a profound shift, much of what therapists believed about what it means to be transgender is now... Read more
Supporting the Overwhelmed Child
Sometimes It Just Takes TimeA school counselor’s patient work with a sad, uncommunicative young boy demonstrates what a difference just being there can make. * Commentary by Janet... Read more
It Takes A Tribe
What It's Like to Raise (or Be) a Transgender ChildUntil very recently, most families with transgender children had never met another family like theirs. Now parents and children from the trailblazing Ackerman... Read more


