ACEs and Trauma in Students: Identification and Reponses
Students who have experienced trauma often present as difficult to engage and display problematic behavior such as a low frustration tolerance, angry... Read more
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for PTSD: Skills to Ground Clients, Decrease Triggers and Improve Emotion Regulation
DBT transforms the way you do therapy – moving you from a change-based model to one of skill-based learning. And applying a DBT approach to trauma... Read more
Racial and Generational Trauma: Evidence-based Somatic Interventions for BIPOC Clients
Increased hate crimes. Fear and discrimination. Police brutality and traumatic media coverage. Higher rates of mental and physical health disorders. Just... Read more
Racial Trauma: Effective Interventions and Options for Treatment
Race-based stressors can leave BIPOC clients overwhelmed with fear, anxiety, hopelessness, and emotional exhaustion. The raw pain and trauma of each experience... Read more
Family Trauma Treatment: Teach Caregivers to Respond to Trauma Driven Behaviors
In the community health setting you frequently work with parents who aren’t prepared to deal with the trauma responses of children and adolescents. And... Read more
The Unified Protocol: Transdiagnostic CBT Treatment of Co-occurring Anxiety, Depressive, and Related Disorders
When you work in community mental health your caseloads are diverse. Clients have any number of conditions, and more often than not, more than one at the same... Read more
Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence: Screening, Assessments and Safety Planning
All clinicians are likely to encounter domestic and intimate partner violence at some point in their practice. And if you fail to recognize the abuse and... Read more
Culturally Affirming Practices for Whole Person Treatment
Effective treatment focuses on the whole person. The thoughts, behaviors and sufferings of your clients are intimately connected to the social and cultural... Read more
De-escalation Techniques: Protecting Yourself and Others
When you work in any mental health setting, you know you are going to be working with people in some very difficult circumstances. Sometimes that means working... Read more
Motivational Interviewing: End the Tug of War and Create Lasting Change from Within
Too often sessions seem like tug of war. Back and forth between the reasons to change…and the reasons not to. It’s easy to start feeling stuck or... Read more
Finding Hope: Working with Immigrant and Vulnerable Populations
When immigrants arrive in the U.S. the journey is often not a happy one. Many have experienced war, rape, and violence. And upon arrival many face deportation... Read more
Supporting Clients in Poverty: Strengths-Based Approaches to Build Resilience and Upstream Change
With middle-class backgrounds, many of us never considered that clients would have empty stomachs, no transportation, and lack so many of the resources we take... Read more
LGBTQ Youth: Clinical Strategies to Support Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
A 9-year-old boy took his own life, just days after coming out to his peers as gay, due to the severe bullying he received. Sadly, he is not alone, suicide... Read more
LGBTQ Youth: Clinical Strategies to Support Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
A 9-year-old boy took his own life, just days after coming out to his peers as gay, due to the severe bullying he received. Sadly, he is not alone, suicide... Read more
'Being a Taxi Driver Taught Me Everything About Connection'
An Interview with Terry RealAs part of his Secrets of the Masters interview series, Rick Miller talks with Terry Real about his lengthy career in the mental health field and how it all... Read more
Six Ways to Address Impending Premature Endings
What Happens When Clients Have One Foot Out the DoorEnding therapy is tough. But a client leaning out of therapy midway through treatment? That’s a whole other pill to swallow. Here, six therapists share how... Read more
From EFT to EFIT: The Next Generation of Emotionally-Focused Therapy
A Conversation with Dr. Sue JohnsonJoin Dr. Sue Johnson, developer of Emotionally Focused-Individual Therapy (EFIT), along with Networker’s Anna Lock as they discuss everything EFIT. Read more
Healing in Your Hands
The power to heal the wounds of your past, create your present, and build your future is in your own hands. Written by Dr. Kate Truitt, a psychologist... Read more
Happily Even After
Taking the time to foster a happy and meaningful life has never felt more important. So why, despite the number of books on the topic, is happiness still so... Read more
2-Day Advanced Emotion-Focused CBT: The Unified Protocol for Treatment of Comorbid Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and More
Most of your clients have more than one mental health diagnosis. But so many of the treatment modalities in use today fail to recognize the complexity of... Read more
2-Day Advanced Emotion-Focused CBT: The Unified Protocol for Treatment of Comorbid Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and More
Most of your clients have more than one mental health diagnosis. But so many of the treatment modalities in use today fail to recognize the complexity of... Read more
A New Revolution Teaches Us About Women’s Psychological Fortitude
An Iranian Therapist's ReflectionAn Iranian-American therapist speaks to how the mix of grief, anger, and a new insistence on change in her former homeland, could be affecting clients. Read more
When Medication Gets in the Way
Listening, Collaborating, and Helping Clients “Choose Their Own Adventure”"One of my clients takes prescription medication for anxiety and often complains about the negative side effects. I can’t help but feel it’s getting in the... Read more
Therapist SOS (Strategies of Self-Care)
Demanding Days and Decompressing Head to ToeStaying fine-tuned to self-care through ongoing self-awareness and regular, mindful personal-battery recharging is imperative for clinicians. Read more
Helping Anxious Loved Ones: Clinical Strategies for Families and Couples
Your anxious client needs relief, and they want it now! Meanwhile, their family members are becoming increasingly frustrated by the paralysis their fear causes... Read more
Solution Focused Brief Therapy for Anxiety: Help Clients Move from Symptoms to Solutions
With anxiety rising at record rates, mental health professionals must be ready to help every client overcome their anxiety. Solution Focused Brief Therapy... Read more
Treating Anxiety in Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Clients Utilizing a Somatic Approach
Increased hate crimes. Fear and discrimination. Police brutality and traumatic media coverage. Higher rates of mental and physical health disorders. Just... Read more