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What do we know today about the effectiveness of psychotherapy that we didn’t know 30 years ago? Even more important, how do we improve our treatments? Read more

Over the years, our front-of-the-book department has not only given readers plenty of tasty factoids to chew on, but also revealed how the seasons of the... Read more

Remember mimeograph machines, the Milan Group, the False Memory Foundation, DSM–III, the Family Therapy Networker, and private practice before managed care... Read more

A Buddhist approach to enhancing self-esteem. Read more

The State of the Art, the Networker’s first-ever virtual conference, offered an opportunity for leaders in our field who disagree to debate each other... Read more

Often clients come to therapy to resolve ambivalence or because they can’t make up their minds. But sometimes, the problem is that they’re too certain... Read more

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) has established itself as an evidence-based psychotherapy for the treatment of trauma and other related... Read more

All therapy is about stories—the stories clients tell therapists and the (we hope) more truthful and helpful stories therapists and clients construct... Read more

An ailing mother and son help each other find their way back to health. Read more

When it comes to achieving excellence, author Daniel Coyle has found a common pattern of focused, guided practice and instruction that leads to success. Read more

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An alternative to the old talking cure is expanding the knowledge base of psychotherapy as we recognize the role that exercise, nutrition, spirituality... Read more

An understanding of the unconventional ways people demonstrate resilience is important in helping us avoid pathologizing clients and stop believing there’s... Read more

It’s not necessarily that sadness must always be avoided, but maybe we need to find a way to give it its place. Read more

The old compact between family and society—each doing its part to protect and promote the whole—seems to be badly strained, if not flat-out broken. Thus... Read more

The recent spate of negative research findings and unfavorable media coverage of antidepressant drugs have obscured some important clinical issues. Read more

Our growing understanding of attachment and the processes that shape the parenting brain are opening new possibilities for helping stressed-out parents who are... Read more

American parents today face a perfect storm of cultural and social circumstances that undermine the very foundations of parental authority. In response... Read more

- Mental health systems under stress - The timing of trauma treatment - The revolt against DSM-5 Read more

Exploring the complex fabric of an often poorly understood family bond that shapes us, in one way or another, throughout our lives. Read more

While therapists often lead quite isolated professional lives, social-learning theorist Etienne Wenger has shown how a community of practice is perhaps the... Read more

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Traditional approaches to helping parents too often fail to address their profound sense of disempowerment and frustration. It’s time to find new ways to... Read more

Meditation supports clients in being more present and accepting. But if it’s transformation they want, IFS can help them take the next step. Read more

Plumbing the eternal question: Why are there bad people? Read more

The times and tides of 33 years of marriage Read more

- Chilean miners' long-term trauma - Training good therapists - The question of bullying Read more

Do you want to be right or be married? Okay, now pause, think, breathe . . . and choose between First Consciousness and Second Consciousness. Read more

As neuroscience increasingly shows how wired we are to our intimate partners, an important question arises for therapists: Why do we primarily continue to see... Read more