50 Mindfulness Techniques for Children & Teens
Learning differences, cultural differences, developmental differences, and more all affect how children learn best. By integrating mindfulness... Read more
Navigating the Male Friendship Recession
A Conversation with Mark GreeneWatch this interview with Mark Greene about why male friendships seem so difficult for men to get and how therapists can help. Read more
Let’s Grow on an Adventure
Playing in nature has helped me to see what I needed was already inside of me!” Young Jay is filled with worrisome thoughts and doubts, his... Read more
A Clinician’s Guide to Gaslighting
Help survivors break free from the cycle of manipulation and begin to heal. Many clinicians have difficulty recognizing and treating victims of gaslighting... Read more
2 Day: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Chronic Pain: A Start to Finish Training for Clinicians
Chronic pain is central to the story of so many clients’ lives. Sure, it hurts, but it goes so much deeper than that - permeating every aspect of their... Read more
CBT Toolbox for Children & Adolescents: Evidence-based Strategies to Target Specific Behaviors and Diagnosis
“Fix my kid!”—that desperate cry of parents and caregivers who walk into your office seeking help. You start the therapeutic process with... Read more
ODD, ASD, ADHD & Mood Disorders: Over 50 Techniques for Children & Adolescents
It’s guaranteed… this training will guide you through focused, clear and successful methods for treating children. You will walk away with... Read more
Moral Injury in the Behavioral Health Professions: Navigating Clinical and Ethical Challenges with Resilience
Mental health practitioners often witness, do or cant stop things that clash with their core beliefs. And these events can leave a deep emotional bruise-often... Read more
Welcome to Therapy
How do I teach my child that it’s safe to share their feelings with a trusted adult? Starting therapy can be a challenging and confusing experience... Read more
Beyond Sleep Hygiene: CBT Solutions to Improve Outcomes and Resolve Insomnia in Clients with Anxiety, PTSD, Depression, and More
Stuck progress. Incomplete treatment gains. Symptom recurrence. These aren’t the outcomes you want for your clients. Anxiety, PTSD, and depression... Read more
The Enduring Power of Bioenergetic Therapy
From Trauma to JoySometimes, transformational growth happens when we least expect it. Read more
Editor's Note: March/April 2024
The Loneliness EpidemicThis issue aims to explore what we can do about loneliness in our therapy offices—not just for kids and young adults, but for people at any stage of life Read more
A Therapy Session With Friends
An Untapped Resource for Emotional HealthThere are no formalized rituals, rules, or obligations to ground or support a friendship. Should therapists change that? Read more
Social Anxiety in Kids
How Our Good Intentions Make It WorseMaking accommodations for socially anxious kids can be easier than getting them off their phones and out of their rooms—but it’s also dangerous. Read more
Scarred, Not Scary
Bringing Disfigurement Out of the ShadowsTherapists can help disfigured clients build the necessary skills to navigate the documented reality that they’re often avoided, judged, and asked invasive... Read more
A New Generation of Analysts
Why Depth Work Still WorksModern psychoanalysts are breaking free of old tropes, helping diverse clients and communities—and they still believe change takes time. Read more
Esther Perel on the Art of Making Friends
Skills for Cultivating Vibrant ConnectionsNavigating the potential discomfort of opening ourselves up to others is a skill we all have to learn through trial and error. Read more
A Comedy about Breaking the Rules of Therapy
'Shrinking' is Sweet and Unrealistic—and That's OkayFor therapists, the TV comedy Shrinking is a low-impact escape that still contains echoes of the messy, wrenching work they do. Read more
Unlocking the Potential of Holistic Healing
Four Strategies to Bring the Body into TherapyAs the world embraces the theory of how trauma is captured in the body, clinicians are introducing clients to holistic healing techniques like sound baths and... Read more
In Search of The Great Male Friend
One Man’s Quest for IntimacyGrown men don’t say things like “I’ve got nobody to play with.” Or do they? A journalist explores what therapists are seeing across the country: the... Read more
What Story Does Your Voice Tell?
Insights from a Speech CoachWhen we can explore our relationship to our own voice, we can harness one of the most direct paths to authenticity and connection. Read more
Emotional Support Animals
Cures or Crutches?In the last few decades, pets who offer company and calm have become therapeutic tools to help people manage their mental health. Read more
Inviting Your Inner Critic for Coffee
Why Is It So Hard to Show Up for Ourselves?When it comes to self-talk, a therapist explores our tendency to be our worst enemy. Read more
I Want to Be My Client's Friend
A Taboo Longing in the Therapy RoomHow far is friendship from the special type of closeness we call the therapeutic relationship? Read more
Cultivating Relationships in Real Life
Seven Strategies for Guiding Lonely Young AdultsBy asking the right questions in therapy, we can help make the road to adulthood less lonely for high school and college-age kids. Read more
Celebrating Black Sisterhood
The Power of Healing in CommunityForming strong connections with others is not only integral to our development as humans, it’s connected to our very survival. For Black women, this is... Read more
