Case Study
A New Family Narrative: Transforming Intergenerational Trauma
November/December 2020
The key to working with a family may be getting parents to see the intergenerational trauma underlying present-day issues.
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CoronaGifts
How Teletherapy Changed My Life and My Practice
November/December 2020
The pandemic has showed us just how much our clients need us—and how much we need to tend to ourselves. For some therapists, this has meant reimagining their entire practice.
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Editor's Note
November/December 2020
The overwhelming shift to teletherapy this year represents the first wave of a sea change in the field of therapy—nothing less. We’ll need to marshal all the creativity and skill we’ve got to become active, thoughtful participants in this process.
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Family Matters
The Unbearable Heaviness of Being: Learning to Celebrate a New Shape
November/December 2020
Refusing to be defined by others can sometimes require an unexpected catalyst.
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Going Virtual with Couples
From Skeptic to Believer
November/December 2020
Online couples therapy can be tough, especially with a high-stakes case. The developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy dives into the deep end with a couple living in the Arctic.
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In Consultation
Money Matters: Getting Clear with Ourselves and Our Clients
November/December 2020
Knowing your financial worth as a therapist can model self-care and self-respect for clients.
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Point of View
The Narcissism Trap: Navigating High-Conflict Personality Styles
November/December 2020
An expert on narcissism discusses how to help clients get clear about gaslighting and other abuses in their relationships.
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Practice Tools - November/December 2020 Issue
The “Diamond Approach to Solution-Focused Brief Therapy”
November/December 2020
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Reaching Out in Nervous Times
Polyvagal Theory Encounters Teletherapy
November/December 2020
Connecting with clients on a nervous-system level is especially important to therapists working from a polyvagal framework. But is it possible to offer coregulation through a screen?
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The Outcast
A Hard Road to an Unexpected Connection
November/December 2020
How do you work with a client who intentionally tries to break every rule of therapy, spoken and implicit?
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The Surprising Intimacy of Phone Sessions
Turning off the Camera, Turning on the Connection
November/December 2020
Some clients and therapists strongly prefer the old-fashioned phone to video sessions. What’s so transformative about turning off the camera?
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The Therapy Beat
The Effects of COVID-19 on Addiction Treatment
November/December 2020
The pandemic continues to strain small addiction clinics and their struggling clients.
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Trauma and Teletherapy
Discerning Our Clients’ Needs
November/December 2020
For some clients, the transition to online therapy has worked perfectly well—or well enough. But for clients who suffer from severe trauma and deep attachment wounds, it carries risks and hazards we can’t overlook in our rush to go virtual.
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Practice Tools - September/October 2020 Issue
Nine Relaxation Scripts for Anxiety & Depression
September/October 2020
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Bookmarks
Disrupters and Lifequakes: Moving Through the Big Transitions
September/October 2020
A guide to dealing with the traumas and challenges that can redefine who we are and what we want to do in the world.
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Family Matters
The Wonder of Mom’s World: Discovering Egypt over a Cup of Tea
September/October 2020
The ordinary moments of life reveal the true wonders of a mother–daughter relationship.
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Braving the Unknown
The Search for New Solutions
September/October 2020
We once believed that following in the footsteps of the medical model would ensure the viability of mental health professionals. But in the face of growing evidence that what we’re doing is neither working nor sustainable, one innovative clinic decides it’s time to change course.
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Case Study
Last-Chance Therapy in a Tumultuous Time: Discovering Hope in Higher Values with Couples
September/October 2020
Working with couples on the brink of divorce during this pressure-cooker time requires us to help them “reach up” to their highest values.
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Editor's Note
September/October 2020
How can therapists of all races and ethnicities support their clients of color in voicing their experiences of racial oppression and naming what they need to heal? And how can white therapists in particular use their skills and commitment to self-awareness to look more deeply at themselves and their privilege?
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In Consultation
Exploring the Inner Selfie: Digital Zen for Young Clients
September/October 2020
Our teen clients know a lot about connecting with others online, but they still need our wisdom about connecting with their core inner selves.
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Point of View
30 Is Not the New 20
September/October 2020
Why our 20s are a developmental sweet spot, and what therapists should know about helping clients make the most of them.
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Race and Healing
Expanding the Conversation
September/October 2020
Now, more than ever, we’re engaged as a society in finding ways to have a truly meaningful dialogue about race and racism. But how do we translate good intentions into practice? In this discussion, six clinicians of color speak candidly with a white therapist about what actually helps heal race-based stress and trauma, rather than just pay it lip service.
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The Agreement
Tackling a Teachable Moment on Race
September/October 2020
In the days after George Floyd’s murder, and amidst their work to address gang-related trauma and violence, a white therapist and her Black cofacilitator wrestle with the nuances of privilege and relationship.
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