The Ideation Factor
Changing How We Think about Youth SuicideSuicidal ideation among teens is overlooked, understudied, and sometimes even willfully ignored. Read more
The Fear of Exposure Therapy
Reframing Our ApproachOur willingness to face shared existential struggles right alongside our clients can make exposure therapy not only tolerable, but transformative. Read more
Jelena Kecmanovic
Jelena Kecmanovic, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, the founding director of the Arlington/DC Behavior Therapy Institute, and an adjunct professor at... Read more
Sex and the Older Couple
Helping Partners Reimagine DesirePlenty of therapists have internalized the common misconception that at a certain point in our lives, humans are no longer interested in sex and intimacy. Read more
Older Couples, New Narratives
Coming Together with Fresh PurposeLongtime couples can still experience new, relationship-testing conflicts. Read more
Therapy for People Living with Dementia
Creating Possibilities for Clients and Their FamiliesWith an estimated 6.2 million Americans in need of mental health support tailored to the challenges of dementia, why are so few therapists working with them? Read more
Laughing with Big Mama
How to Discover the Wise Guide Within YouA grandmother’s indelible spirit inspires a therapy practice. Read more
Our Aging Families
Encouraging New Conversations between Parents and Adult ChildrenA fundamental change has been percolating in how adult children and their aging parents interact. Read more
Colliding into 70
Don’t Send Me a Sympathy Card!Getting old is hard. But sometimes, as the body becomes more vulnerable, the spirit becomes fiercer. Read more
"You're a Moron"
An Angry Client Embraces Therapy at 92At 92, a pugnacious client discovers that it’s never too late to change. Read more
Cultivating Positive Age Beliefs
The Impact of Ageism on Our Bodies and MindsYale researcher Becca Levy discusses how our beliefs about aging affect our wellbeing, regardless of age. Read more
Debunking Myths About Aging
The Benefits of Therapy for Older AdultsSome older people sink into states of depression, apathy, or agitated irritability, but emotional distress in this population is too often seen as part of an... Read more
Editor's Note: September/October 2022
The Therapist and The Older ClientHow can therapists better attend to the changing needs of older people, and reap the rewards of working with older people and their families? Read more
A Case for Family Therapy
Staying Vibrant in the Public SectorAdministrators today recognize this therapy as an effective treatment option for “at risk” families. Read more
Stephen Porges
Stephen Porges, PhD, is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, where he’s creating a trauma research center within the Kinsey Institute... Read more
The ACT Flip Chart
Therapist Approved! Psychoeducational flip charts are a unique and reusable in-session therapy tool that bring clinical concepts to life. Buy it once... Read more
Coping Skills for Kids Flip Chart
Therapist Approved! Psychoeducational flip charts are a unique and reusable in-session therapy tool that bring clinical concepts to life. Buy it once... Read more
The Myth of Normal
By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how... Read more
The Neuroscience of Happiness
Networker sits down with Rick Hanson to discuss how to better apply the principles of neuroscience. Read more
Balancing Work, Home, and Life
An Interview with Eve RodskyNetworker sits down with Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play, to discuss the invisible work of domestic life. Read more
The New Grief
Long, Long Day's Journey Into NightThe increasing ability of modern medicine to arrest or slow terminal illness means that never before has death been such an extended process for so many. But... Read more
September/October 2022: Age Limit 65: Growing Old in an Ageist Society
This issue looks at the subject of doing therapy with older adults, including navigating ageism and other challenges that come with growing older. It also... Read more