How I Start and End Therapy
Six Clinicians Weigh InUnfortunately, there's no playbook for beginning and ending therapy. So how do you make first and last sessions not only less awkward, but memorable and... Read more
When Psychedelics Hurt: Psychedelic Unpleasant Experiences as a Pathway to Healing
Not all experiences with psychedelics feel good. It’s in fact common for people to experience some level of distress, and without proper guidance, these... Read more
Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration in Clinical Practice
What do you do when a client lets you know they are going to use psychedelics on their own, as part of a ceremony, spiritual practice or because they’ve... Read more
MDMA-Assisted Therapy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
In the first ever phase 3 trial of MDMA for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), it was reported that 67% of the group who received MDMA, compared to 32% of... Read more
New Models for Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
There has been emerging evidence for the efficacy of ketamine used within the framework of psychotherapy, known as ketamine assisted psychotherapy. However... Read more
An Introduction to Ayahuasca for Mental Health Providers
Ayahuasca is one of the most popular and least understood of the psychedelic agents. This recording will cover an introduction to ayahuasca, including... Read more
Living in the Light
Interview with Author Mary Pipher on her new memoirWe sat down with prolific author Mary Pipher for a candid discussion of the interplay of darkness and light in every life. Read more
How Therapists Can Support Parents and Children Impacted by Mass Shootings
When senseless tragedy turns a child's world upside down, parents are looking for mental health support for the whole family. Read more
Trauma-Focused Therapy for Autistic Children: Using EMDR, TF-CBT and Sensorimotor Therapy with Kids and Teens on the Spectrum
So many kids today are on the autism spectrum…and up to 70% of them have trauma or other co-occurring disorders. It’s a rapidly growing population... Read more
Trauma-Focused Therapy for Autistic Children: Using EMDR, TF-CBT and Sensorimotor Therapy with Kids and Teens on the Spectrum
So many kids today are on the autism spectrum…and up to 70% of them have trauma or other co-occurring disorders. It’s a rapidly growing population... Read more
Trauma-Informed CBT: A Framework for Integrating Affective, Narrative & More Approaches
Your clients impacted by trauma fall into negative self-thoughts, harsh worldviews and every new experience becomes a part of them through a distorted... Read more
Working with Trauma Survivors: Critical Variables when Identifying Trauma in Clients for Mental Health & Healthcare Professionals
Whether you’re a therapist or healthcare provider, missing client’s trauma cues can leave them with no path forward in life… Co-occurring... Read more
Should I Hand My Crying Client a Tissue?
Reading Between the Tears, Permission-Giving, and MoreWhen clients cry in therapy, should you pass the tissues? And what do you say? One clinician worries his clients might interpret passing tissues as him rushing... Read more
Confessions of a Psychological First Responder
A Different Approach to the Healing CraftA therapist who also provides psychological first aid after critical incidents opens up about his work and shares why it's been the most challenging—and... Read more
Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory with Stephen Porges, PhD: Trauma, Attachment, Self-Regulation & Emotions
Discover how powerful insight from the Polyvagal Theory can help you tap into your clients’ nervous system and accelerate treatment outcomes. Polyvagal... Read more
Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory with Stephen Porges, PhD: Trauma, Attachment, Self-Regulation & Emotions
Discover how powerful insight from the Polyvagal Theory can help you tap into your clients’ nervous system and accelerate treatment outcomes. Polyvagal... Read more
Practice Tools - July/August 2022
Discover the best therapeutic tools from across the field of psychotherapyDownload this issue's FREE copy of materials that will help you in your practice. Read more
Therapy Card Decks
A Session in the Palm of Your Hand?Are therapy card decks a clinical tool, a branding exercise, or something else entirely? Read more
Shattered by Suicide
Helping Families in the AftermathSuicide isn't simply the tragedy of someone taking their own life: it's also the long, excruciating nightmare of being left behind. Read more
Is Prolonged Grief a Disorder?
Exploring the New DSM DiagnosisAccording to grief experts, does a new diagnosis in the DSM pathologize a critical component of the human experience? Read more
Breaking the Silence on Postpartum Stress
How Therapists Can HelpAuthor Karen Kleiman argues that postpartum distress is normal—and should be normalized more in our society. Read more
Leaning toward the Light
Mary Pipher Turns Her Gaze InwardIn her new memoir, Mary Pipher refuses to dumb down what it takes to create a rewarding life. Read more
Moving Through Grief
An Emotionally Focused ApproachOnce blocks to the organic grief process are identified and removed, how can therapists choreograph corrective emotional experiences? Read more