I Didn’t Sign Up for This
What happens when your relationship no longer feels like the one you said “yes” to? Couples therapist Dr. Tracy Dalgleish has spent the last... Read more
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) for Attachment Trauma: Transforming Psychological Wounds for Adult Clients Traumatized as Children
There is no greater betrayal than trauma inflicted by a caregiver. When understood as aftershocks of broken attachment bonds, our clients’ anxiety... Read more
Obsessing After Infidelity: When One Partner Can't Move Forward
Therapists often feel challenged working with couples in the aftermath of infidelity. PTSD symptoms can surface in the form of unrelenting obsessing... Read more
FREE Boundaries Worksheets
Tools to Help Clients Develop Healthy BoundariesDownload free worksheets from Nedra Glover Tawwab’s "Boundaries Flip Chart: A Psychological Tool to Help Clients Set Healthy Limits, Develop Fulfilling... Read more
A Young Therapist's Vision for Tomorrow
There’s a big, hairy problem shadowing our field: what, exactly, is a mental disorder? Is using diagnostic language helping or hurting our clients? The way... Read more
The Return of the Enneagram
A Pop-Psych Gimmick or a Path to Self-Knowledge?The Enneagram is an ancient self-help tool that seems to be experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Does it have a place in the therapy room? Read more
The Problem With ODD
How Neuroscience Shifts the ConversationBy obscuring the truth about kids’ adaptive responses to stress, the ODD diagnosis interferes with genuine solutions and effective treatment. Read more
The Future of Diagnosis
Traveling Beyond the Limits of the DSMTake a magical journey beyond the DSM’s pathologizing legacy to a place where therapists can name and categorize suffering, while still taking into account... Read more
The Rise of Therapy-Speak
Matthias Barker on Bridging Social Media and the Therapy RoomInfluencer and clinician Matthias Barker gives his take on what therapists can do when clinical buzzwords morph into flippant or incorrect notions that clients... Read more
An Emotionally Focused Path to Healing Trauma
Accessing the Resource of RelationshipsSue Johnson, developer of EFT, argues that because we’re socially bonded beings, trauma is always about relationships—and relationships are key to healing... Read more
Going Public with your Therapist
Reexamining a Compelling Film Through a New LensDo Sarah Brady’s allegations about Jonah Hill undermine the implicit message of Stutz, his documentary about therapy? Read more
The Pursuer–Withdrawer Sexual Dynamic
Addressing the Three Threads of AttachmentWhat if we viewed differences in how much two partners want sex as an attachment issue, not one of desire? Read more
"I Know What's Wrong With Me"
Social Media and the Lure of Self-DiagnosisAlthough people might benefit from the sense of certainty that accompanies a self-diagnosis, it can also mislead them into embracing a fixed—or even a... Read more
The Hidden Trauma of Moral Injury
From Personal Anguish to Communal HealingBecause moral injury—one of the most significant contributors to the high rate of suicide among U.S. veterans—is rooted in conscience, not fear... Read more
Just This, Nothing Next
Facing Old Age with Trepidation and GraceGetting old is often a surprise, even when we’ve spent decades trying to get comfortable with the vicissitudes of aging. Read more
Editor's Note: September/October 2023
Our Love-Hate Relationship with DiagnosesWhen we hear the word diagnosis, it’s hard not to think of the DSM. The dreaded DSM. But hating this particular book is nothing new... Read more
Tuning into the Body in Couples Work
Getting to the Root of Core ConflictsIntegrating a somatic focus into couples therapy can help partners address their deeply entrenched stuck points. Read more
Seeking the Autism Diagnosis
The Current Quest for Identity and CommunityIncreasing numbers of young people are wanting the validation of an autism diagnosis, even when assessments reveal they don’t meet the criteria. Read more
A Never-Ending Adjustment Disorder
How Therapists Navigate the Paradox of DiagnosisA lot can go awry when you identify a person with a disorder—but avoiding diagnosis altogether isn’t always the right solution either. How are therapists... Read more
September/October 2023: Beyond Diagnosis: Are There New Ways to End Suffering?
This issue examines the subjects of diagnoses and diagnosing, including therapists’ attitudes toward the DSM and the diagnosing status quo, their search... Read more
Cultural Competency & Diversity: Powerful Strategies to Improve Client Rapport & Multicultural Awareness
A Message from Your Speaker I was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, during an era when Canadians embraced the value of being a multicultural nation. I... Read more
Integrative Attachment Family Therapy
When attachment ruptures permeate a family, children are left feeling confused, hurt, and disconnected from their caregivers…feelings that are most... Read more
