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PSYCHOTHERAPY NETWORKER: You’re 95 now and have been retired from practice for 20 years, so you have an unusually broad perspective on how therapists... Read more

PSYCHOTHERAPY NETWORKER: Do you think that your experience as a therapist has given you any special insight into the challenges of... Read more

As each of us grows older, we can try to embrace the full possibilities of aging, even alongside its challenges. That’s a genuine gift for our clients as... Read more

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Christina Reese has dedicated her life’s work to helping those with trauma cope to live healthier, happier, and more fulfilling lives. In her newest... Read more

After experiencing trauma, our clients often dissociate from their bodies aiming to escape intense sensations and emotional pain. They then increasingly react... Read more

After experiencing trauma, our clients often dissociate from their bodies aiming to escape intense sensations and emotional pain. They then increasingly react... Read more

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You may have trauma clients who are victims of narcissistic abuse without even knowing it. In a clinical setting, victims of narcissistic abuse can be... Read more

You may have trauma clients who are victims of narcissistic abuse without even knowing it. In a clinical setting, victims of narcissistic abuse can be... Read more

The ingrained impacts of systemic racism affect every sector and institution of our society, pushing many to the margins by means out of their control. And... Read more

Too often, therapists and other helping professionals feel paralyzed by the fear that they don’t know enough about other cultural groups to counsel... Read more

The ingrained impacts of systemic racism affect every sector and institution of our society, pushing many to the margins by means out of their control. And... Read more

Knowing the importance of the therapeutic relationship with an oppositional adolescent is one thing; knowing how to build that relationship with someone who... Read more

While navigating the world children are exposed to experiences such as abuse, neglect, racial trauma, mass shootings, health pandemics, and natural... Read more

Many behavioral, somatic and emotional symptoms in children are manifestations of traumatic and adverse experiences that are held in the child’s biology... Read more

The latest evidence shows youth’s suicidality has increased.   Youth have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 due to greater social... Read more

While many young people have been deeply affected by the COVID pandemic, LGBTQ youth have had particular challenges in this time.  A population already... Read more

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Too many children feel hurt, angry, and disconnected from their parents; and too many parents feel discouraged that their child-rearing approaches aren’t... Read more

The challenging behaviors we frequently observe in youth with ODD, trauma, and attachment disorders are the tip of the iceberg. As helping professionals, we... Read more

Anxiety and OCD will show up, and after the past year, anxious cracks have become chasms for many anxious families.   It’s common for clinicians to... Read more

As school-based professionals, we understand the losses and feelings of social isolation that our students have experienced this year. And while we’re... Read more

“There’s so much I want for my kids: happiness, emotional strength, academic success, social skills, a strong sense of self, and more. It’s... Read more

As clinicians, we need to keep alert to the struggles couples have had during the pandemic and find ways to support those who couldn’t hold together. Read more

When therapy stagnates, sometimes it takes a mistake to catalyze change. Read more

Asserting boundaries sometimes means confronting painful loss, but in these cases, helping them reinforce their boundaries has led to greater satisfaction. Read more

After being insulted by a difficult client, this therapist doesn't know how to proceed. Here, seven clinicians weigh in. Read more