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Goals: Increasing participants capacity to understand and work with toxic shame and guilt on somatic, emotional and identity levels. Outline: Understanding the... Read more

William Doherty offered an expanded vision of therapy and outlined concrete steps therapists can take as “connectors and trust-builders” to address the... Read more

Bestselling author Brené Brown’s opening keynote address ignited the Symposium audience with its call to take risks and have the courage to be vulnerable. Read more

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An encounter with a superstar teaches a young woman about courage. Read more

A new book explores the science of personality change. Read more

Resmaa Menakem, author of "My Grandmother’s Hands," discusses racialized trauma and a body-based path to healing. Read more

How stepping outside our comfort zone when doing our own work can change therapy for our clients. Read more

Writing progress notes doesn’t have to be a bore. Read more

The debate around surrogate partner therapy. Read more

For some couples, staying home together during COVID improved their sex lives. But many have reported the opposite experience. Now that re-entry is here, what... Read more

A psychiatrist questions taking her own medicine. Read more

In the throes of depression, a therapist searches for a magic bullet. Read more

A clinician with OCD stands up to stigma. Read more

I know this experience will give me more knowledge to help others—that’s how I have to reframe it. As I’ve recovered, I’ve felt how strong and... Read more

When you do the work that we do, it’s important to find ways to take care of yourself. You can’t always carve out lots of time to devote to self-care, but... Read more

For a firefighter turned couples counselor, healing means respecting deeply ingrained defenses while also exploring new ways of leaning on others. Read more

Sometimes, you need to go through a fiery furnace to arrive at a place of centeredness. Read more

Despite our best intentions, sometimes our problems grow so big that they slam into our work—and the result can be surprising. Read more

Is the problem with compassion fatigue that we get tired of being compassionate toward others—or that we aren’t being compassionate toward ourselves? Read more

When a therapist finally confronts his tendency to dissociate, his work takes a life-changing turn. Read more

Many therapists wrestle with the same problems we help our clients tame. But the myth that therapists are masters of their own mental health makes it... Read more

Many therapists fear coming out about their own mental health struggles, even in front of colleagues. The heartening news is that it’s beginning to change. Read more

Looking to improve your therapy approach? How often do you review your appointment calendar and start wondering how you’re going to, finally, help a... Read more

Looking to improve your therapy approach? How often do you review your appointment calendar and start wondering how you’re going to, finally, help a... Read more

How can I help my child deal with a bully? What do I teach them about handling an on-again-off-again, not-so-friendly friend? My advice to “just be... Read more

An illustrated IFS Psychoeducational Tool for Survivors of Childhood Trauma and Neglect. With simple language and illustrations, this little book will help... Read more

A Growth Mindset Activity Journal for the home, Classroom, or Therapy Office. Amazing Me is a one-of-a-kind activity journal that takes kids on a journey of... Read more

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a rapidly growing model that is showing promising results and has uncovered key cognitive processes that, when addressed... Read more