Not good enough, not worthy of love or acceptance, and trapped in a cycle of seeking approval that never comes, the family scapegoat carries the burden of the... Read more

Families facing divorces, disputes, and the profound impact on children are in desperate need of expert reunification therapists. The courts often fall short... Read more

There’s no doubt that a record number of teens and young adults are on the brink of crisis. But it takes a special skillset to help this hurting and... Read more

Unless we want to let down our clients and lose public trust, therapists need to figure out how to navigate a politically polarized world. Read more

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This month’s free practice tool is from David Kessler and offers clients a way to accept losses and express the unexpressed. Read more

Maintaining a sense of well-being with a narcissist requires clarity, clear expectations, and self-compassion. Read more

The current political push to eliminate no-fault divorce is dangerous, particularly for women in abusive relationships. Read more

Post-separation abuse can easily masquerade as a simple "bad breakup." Read more

How you document sessions with clients in emotionally abusive relationships can either help or harm them in family court. Read more

Why aren't we doing more to support male survivors of intimate partner violence? Read more

Is teaching partners to join forces against their stress where all couples work should begin? Read more

Even experienced clinicians can start to feel lost when helping people untangle the psychological effects of coercive control. Read more

Just because a relationship isn't physically violent doesn't mean emotional abuse won't turn violent. Read more

In 'Wiser Than Me,' Julia Louis-Dreyfus's podcast, accomplished older women generate a free-floating sense of shared sisterhood—like an all-girls slumber... Read more

A bicultural daughter of immigrants struggles to make sense of her identity as she mourns a grandmother she barely knew. Read more

Entitlement, the characteristic that best indicates when coercive control is narcissistically driven, makes treating perpetrators challenging—but not... Read more

If a client can't stop talking about the plot twists of a banal TV show, should you try to change the clinical channel? Read more

The arrival of children in a coercively controlling relationship adds a complicated abuse accelerant. Read more

When opening a relationship, the agreement-making process is far more important than the agreements themselves. Read more

Many people who've tried neurofeedback say it's the closest thing therapy has to a silver bullet. So why aren't more therapists using it? Read more

The more informed we are about narcissistic abuse and coercive control, the more we can support survivors of intimate partner violence on their road to healing. Read more

We can use our discomfort with clients to learn how to help them. Read more

Seeking protection from a violent relationship is difficult enough on its own, but for Black women, the problem is compounded many times over. Read more

The Founder of Relational Life therapy Terry Real offers his reflections on how to make sense of Trump's reelection, and what we can do to promote an... Read more

Understanding what's at the root of dangerous misbeliefs like conspiracy theories is the key to countering them. Read more

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Are you finding it difficult to engage with couples who arrive at therapy sessions feeling frazzled, angry, or emotionally shut down?   Perhaps... Read more

When clients want to talk politics, you can find yourself holding your breath knowing you’re navigating contentious terrain. Do you engage? Do you let... Read more