The Inheritance of Loss
A Therapist and Client Grieve TogetherWhile grief can be a familiar creature that lives inside us, we often treat it as a stranger Read more
Managing Your Waitlist
How to Tackle the Ethical DilemmasLynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC, explores the ethics of client waitlists and offers best practices for establishing and maintaining them. Read more
Editor's Note: July/August 2022
Moving on from 'Move On' Culture with Grief WorkShould we really be turning long-held grief into a mental illness? Or might it be an actual disorder, in some cases? Read more
Cultivating Empathy
Do We Really Know How Our Clients Feel?Rather than proclaiming that you understand a client's experience, you're far better off assuming that you don't have a clue what they're going through. Read more
A Therapist Confronts Cancer
Finding a Way through the AbyssNo one can prevent the horrors of cancer, but processing this particular experience of loss with a therapist who's been through it may stave off the trauma of... Read more
It's Still Unfair!
Struggling to Establish Equitable RelationshipsWhen couples don’t have models for mastering healthy communication skills, they may regress to old gender scripts to cope, which can feel like its own kind... Read more
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Card Deck
Designed for kids 8-12, the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Card Deck provides teachers, parents, and therapists with 55 engaging and fun activities that... Read more
Thank You Breath
We all have a superpower within us – the incredible ability to use our breath to energize us when we’re feeling tired, settle us down when... Read more
The SEL Toolbox
Teaching kids about social-emotional (SEL) skills in a controlled environment is one thing. Whether they use those skills independently in other situations... Read more
Attachment Grief
Living with the Loss of a ChildFor someone who has survived the death of their child, describing grief as a journey perpetuates the myth that, eventually, there’s an end point. Read more
Lesbian Phobia: Strategies to Help Move Clients Beyond the Trauma of Growing Up in a Misogynistic and Heterosexist World
When working with lesbian clients do you sometimes find yourself stuck on how to help them develop a strong sense of self or meet their potential? Most... Read more
July/August 2022: The Way We Grieve: Does Time Really Heal All Wounds?
This issue looks at the issue of grief, especially in light of the addition of prolonged grief disorder to the revised edition of the DSM-5 in March. This... Read more
Ethical Curiosity with Trans and Non-Binary Clients: Practices to Dismantle the Entitlement to Know
As providers we are often taught that curiosity is a value worth cultivating in ourselves, that is a pro-social virtue that promotes growth, learning, and... Read more
Techniques to Repair LGBTQIA+ Child-Parent Connection: Integrating Internal Family Systems Therapy, Play Therapy and Sand Tray to Enhance Stability in Families
When some parents discover their child is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, this may halt, or even destroy, the narrative they have unknowingly placed on... Read more
Working with Erotically Expansive, Non-Monogamous Individuals and Couples: Expanding the Relationship Paradigm in Clinical Practice
Love is expansive, organic and limitless. And yet our cultural paradigm for love, and clinical work in relationships, centers on heteronormative monogamy and a... Read more
Readiness for Gender-Affirmative Medical Treatments: Letters of Support for Trans and Gender Expansive Youth and Adults
In this recording, view Deb Coolhart, PhD, LMFT, a clinician with over 20 years of experience working with trans and gender expansive individuals, as she... Read more
Supporting Very Young Trans Clients and Their Families: Evidence-Informed Gender Affirming Principles of Care
In this recording, view Susan as she addresses concerns that are especially relevant to the very young transgender child or gender diverse child, as well as... Read more
Family Systems Approach to Gender Affirmative Care: Foster Gender Wellness in Transgender, Nonbinary and Gender Expansive Youth and Their Families
This recording will provide a deeper understanding of gender expansive children and youth within a family systems approach to care. Through case examples... Read more
Cultural Competency and Trauma-Informed Care for Working with Trans and Trans BIPOC Clients: Create a Welcoming and Gender-Affirming Safe and Trusting Environment
In the current world of ever-increasing political attacks and proposed policies in our schools and at the government level—which discriminate against... Read more
Apply Queer History, Knowledge, and Theory in Clinical Practice: Strategies that Build Connection, Rapport, and Trust While Reducing Client Shame and Minority Stress
With multiple generations and different perspectives of identity, it’s essential for clinicians to understand the current queer zeitgeist in historical... Read more
BIPOC LGBTQIA+ Clients and the Intersection of Spirituality, Religion and Emotional Wellness: Integrating Internal Family Systems Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, and Brainspotting in Clinical Practice
BIPOC LGBTQIA+ clients often find that their spirituality is the only thing that keeps them connected to a community that marginalizes them for being a person... Read more
Discrimination and Microaggressions on LGBTQIA+ Client Mental Health: Apply Intersectionality as a Framework to Clinical Treatment
In this recording, Dr. Shanéa Thomas shares the necessary skills to address the impact of micro/macroaggressions, oppression and discrimination against... Read more