National Counselor Examination (NCE) Prep Course
Pass the National Counselor Exam (NCE)! Are you ready to pass the NCE and take the next step in your counseling career? Whether it’s your... Read more
2-Day Intensive Anger Management Certification Training: Mindfulness-Based Tools for Impulse Control, Reduced Emotional Reactivity and Long-Lasting Change
Unhealthy anger can be one of the most frustrating and frightening emotions therapists work with. Many clients aren’t ready to make a change. Forced... Read more
Diversity Equity and Inclusion in Clinical Practice: Ethically Sound Approaches for Culturally Responsive Care
Respect is at the heart of clinical practice. But demonstrating this with clients of diverse backgrounds isn’t always as straightforward as it... Read more
Polyvagal-Informed, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: Healing Complex Trauma Through Compassionate Connection
No matter what brings a client to your door, difficulty regulating their emotions is at the heart of their struggles. And if you want to give your clients... Read more
The Client Who's Tried Everything
ACT and ISTDP Tackle One Challenging CaseHow do you approach a first session with a client who's tried all kinds of different therapies and yet continues to struggle? Steven Hayes, the cofounder of... Read more
2-Day: Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider Training: A Therapist Guide for Ethical, Legal and Technology Concerns when Using Teletherapy
Become a Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CTMH) faster and easier than you ever thought possible! Providing telehealth services is a must for... Read more
9 Top Apps Therapists Recommend to Clients
From Mindfulness to Your Natal ChartDiscover the top therapist-recommended apps to improve your mental health and well-being, including an app that rates mental health apps! Read more
The Trauma of Parental Abandonment
Helping Survivors Feel Safe, Minimize Shame, and Heal Old WoundsHere's a five-step process for working with survivors of parental abandonment that helps mitigate self-blame and build trust with the therapist. Read more
Editor's Note: January/February 2025
Spirituality and PsychotherapyMany therapists have been trained to avoid exploring people’s religious or spiritual beliefs, lest they accidentally question them or unknowingly pull at the... Read more
Racial Trauma Assessment Tool
The Trauma Symptoms of Discrimination Scale (TSDS)Support your BIPOC clients in gaining clarity about the frequency and types of discrimination they’ve experienced as they heal from racial trauma. Read more
The Beauty of Longing and Melancholy
Susan Cain Celebrates the Sensitive Client"Bittersweet" invites us to better understand and celebrate the wistful, sensitive people in our lives—and in our therapy practices. Read more
Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency
When Helper’s High Goes Too FarMany therapists believe their intense care and concern for clients is a form of selfless love. Maybe it’s time to rethink that. Read more
The Sacred Work of Heartbreak
Relinquishing the Fantasy of LoveIn a society where most people spend more time on dating apps than in places of worship, the pursuit of a romantic partner has become a holy quest. Read more
An Unlikely Companion to EFT
How Can Psychedelics Enhance the Work?Talk therapy can help couples understand their negative patterns cognitively. Adding psychedelics to the work can help them feel it. Read more
Three Blocks to Processing Trauma
Getting to the Pain Behind Spiritual BypassHow do you navigate toxic positivity, and other forms of spiritual bypass, when it’s a block to processing trauma? Read more
Reimagining God in Therapy
When a Parent’s Critical Voice Is AlmightyCreating a safe space for clients to slowly re-evaluate some core religious teachings they’ve absorbed can be delicate and clinically necessary work. Read more
Discerning Three Types of Anxiety
Improving Outcomes for Anxious ClientsUnderstanding some of the most common ways anxiety can look in therapy can provide us with guideposts to intervene strategically and support better outcomes... Read more
The Spiritual Therapist
Healing and the Secular PriesthoodMost therapists don’t shy away from discussing charged topics like sex and drugs. But religion and spirituality? That’s a different story—one that a... Read more
5 Therapy Trends to Watch in 2025
The Future of Diagnosis, Trauma Treatment, Psychedelics, and MoreThese hot takes from Steve Hayes, Nadine Burke Harris, Ruth Lanius, and others will keep you informed and prepared for what's changing in the field of... Read more
Treating the Trauma in Religious Trauma
Body-Based Healing for Faith-Based HarmHigh-control religions can disconnect people from themselves—and somatic therapies are the key to helping them heal. Read more
Rethinking Insecure Attachment
From a Fixed Model to a Fluid SpectrumA new framework for visualizing attachment turns a potentially pathologizing concept into a friendly clinical tool. Read more
When Clients Ask for Session Notes
Tips for Navigating a Legal Gray ZoneFew things can spook therapists as much as emails from former clients requesting session notes for a legal proceeding, but handling these requests thoughtfully... Read more
Helping Clients Find Rituals that Heal
Offerings from a Spiritual TherapistA Sufi therapist invites all clients to find their unique spiritual path through their current struggles. Read more
The Silent Treatment
What I Wish I Could Tell My First TherapistA teenage boy being bullied at school experiences a life-saving version of manhood with a patient, quiet therapist. Read more