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Illustration of a person with a map along with a couple and a dog | Illustration by Sally Wern Comport

Magazine Article - Case Study

April 28, 2023

A Dog Wanders into My Session

Taking a New Direction in the Therapy Room

Alicia Muñoz & Erica Turner

A seasoned therapist discovers that the willingness to be a beginner again can sometimes have more value for clients than polished expertise. Read More

Behind the Pursuer–Distancer Dynamic

Magazine Article - Case Study

March 1, 2023

Behind the Pursuer–Distancer Dynamic

Encouraging Men to Face Their Hidden Fears

Avrum Weiss & Alexandra Solomon

How to help men face the hidden fears that keep them stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns. Read More

The Art of Mirroring / Illustration by Sally Wern Comport

Magazine Article - Case Study

January 4, 2023

The Art of Mirroring

Helping a Deaf Client Trust Her Truth

Christina Dunams & Nerina Garcia-Arcement

Learning how not to save our clients, especially the ones we identify with the most. Read More

Case Study: November/December 2022

Magazine Article - Case Study

November 29, 2022

Helping Couples on the Brink

How Validating Ambivalence Can Foster Hope

Peter Fraenkel & Erica Turner

How can we meet last-chance couples exactly where they are? Read More

Why Won't You Like Sports

Magazine Article - Case Study

September 14, 2022

"Why Won’t You Like Sports?"

The Father–Son Struggle with Gender Expectations

Janet Sasson Edgette & David Treadway

As young people move forward with new, more flexible frameworks for thinking about gender, it’s not always easy to bring parents along. Read More

Case Studies

Magazine Article - Case Study

August 9, 2022

Suddenly Strangers

Iraq War Vets, PTSD, and the Challenge of Relationship

Don Ferguson & Robert Scaer

With tens of thousands of Iraq War vets with PTSD returning home, therapists increasingly face the challenge of helping them with their troubled marriages. Read More

It's Still Unfair

Magazine Article - Case Study

July 13, 2022

It's Still Unfair!

Struggling to Establish Equitable Relationships

Sara Schwarzbaum & Alicia Muñoz

When Actions Speak Louder than Words

Magazine Article - Case Study

May 22, 2022

When Actions Speak Louder than Words

Creating Change Through Therapeutic Rituals

Paul Leslie & Anita Mandley

When our attempts to use logic and reason fail, therapeutic rituals can help clients connect to inner resources for healing. Read More

Be Yourself—But Don’t

Magazine Article - Case Study

March 22, 2022

“Be Yourself—But Don’t”

Mixed Messages from a Mother to Her Gay Son

Mark O'Connell & Joe Kort

What happens when loving mothers of gay sons unknowingly send them mixed messages about being themselves? Read More

A therapist and client in a bubble

Magazine Article - Case Study

January 7, 2022

Bursting the Bubble of Individual Therapy

The Need to See Your Clients in a Relational Context

Donna Baptiste & Laurie Mintz

As the years pass, is it possible that the more we work with long-term clients, the more we might overlook bigger issues that aren’t being addressed? Read More