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Listening to Suicidal Clients
How to Get Beyond our FearsA suicidologist opens up about her personal struggles and what actually helps when working with suicidal clients. Read more
Depathologizing ADHD
A VAST DifferenceRather than a curse, Ned Hallowell believes an ADHD diagnosis can be a blessing. Read more
Community Matters
New Possibilities for Mental HealthA passionate advocate for mental health in underserved communities confronts the question, “Why don’t more black people go to treatment, and why don’t... Read more
Research or Reality?
The Flawed Science of PsychotherapyAs academic researchers continue the push for manualized, protocol-driven therapy, a psychodynamic therapist pushes back. Read more
Immigration and Trauma
How Can Therapists Help?How therapists can help the traumatized community of immigrants and asylum seekers. Read more
Terminal Illness and the Choice to Die
What's the Therapist's Role?A number of states have passed legislation giving terminal patients the option of medical aid in dying. What therapists need to know about helping patients and... Read more
A Therapist Switches Chairs
From Clinician to Client to AuthorIn her latest bestselling book, Lori Gottlieb offers an unusually intimate look at her experience as both a therapist and a client. Read more
ACEs and a New Vision for Healthcare
Bringing Therapists and Physicians TogetherWhen it comes to addressing the profound impact of trauma, pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris is calling for primary care physicians and therapists to develop... Read more
Theater as Therapy
Can Shakespeare Heal the Trauma of War?Stephen Wolfert’s De-Cruit program is giving vets a chance to heal the trauma of war in creative ways. Read more
Resisting Matrimania
A Conversation with Bella DePauloAuthor and researcher Bella DePaulo says it’s time to start seeing the growing population of single adults as something more than just people unable to find... Read more
The Suicide Epidemic
What Can We Do?Author and therapist Kay Redfield Jamison explores what we can do to address the suicide epidemic. Read more
Developing Racial Literacy
How to Confront Our Unconscious TaboosHoward Stevenson’s program promotes “racial literacy” through skills that help us confront unconscious taboos and more effectively read and resolve... Read more
Not a Panacea
Therapy and the Limitations of MindfulnessFor Buddhist therapist Mark Epstein, mindfulness is just the beginning. Read more
Art and Trauma
Accessing Creative Paths to HealingA leader in expressive arts therapy explains why it’s increasingly being used to help combat vets find relief from trauma. Read more
When Less Is More
The Art of Minimalizing Our StuffEven as many of us are drowning in material possessions, a new minimalist movement is sweeping across popular culture. Read more
The Rise of Neurofeedback
Technology in the Treatment RoomNeurofeedback has brought a powerful new technology into the consulting room. Read more
The New Frontier in Trauma Treatment?
The Promise of MDMAUsing drugs like MDMA (aka Ecstasy) may be the new frontier of trauma treatment. Read more
Absolutely Fabulous!
Getting Beyond Stereotypes with Teenage GirlsHelping teenage girls navigate the tumultuous terrain of adolescence in today’s world. Read more
Everyday Heroism
A Researcher Noted for Studying the Psychology of Evil Has Shifted His FocusPhilip Zimbardo, the researcher famous for shining a light on our worst authoritarian impulses, has shifted the focus of his work. Read more
Feeling Anxious?
A Longtime Researcher Weighs InHow can you keep on top of the proliferation of anxiety treatments today? Read more
Food and Mood
What Every Therapist Needs to Know about NutritionWhat therapists should know about nutrition and the food-mood connection. An interview with Joan Borysenko. Read more
Point of View: Creatures of Habit
How Do We Change Our Most Rigid Routines?Discover the key to becoming less of a creature of habit. Read more
Introvert Power
Susan Cain Wants to Correct a Cultural BiasSusan Cain, the bestselling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, believes that our world has been ruled by extroverts... Read more
The Five Love Languages
Translating Intention into ConnectionAn interview with the author of The 5 Love Languages, a book that's sold over 8 million copies, explains its remarkable success. Read more
New Technologies for Today’s Practitioners
Using Virtual Reality to treat PTSDThe increasingly accessible and inexpensive technology of virtual reality now enables us to incorporate digital Skinner boxes in our practices that can enhance... Read more
Losing Our War on Stress
It’s time to reconsider our approachPsychologist Kelly McGonigal believes that stress isn’t the public health menace it’s usually made out to be—our compulsion to avoid it is often the... Read more
Destigmatizing Autism
The Future of NeurodiversityAuthor Steve Silberman discusses what it means to view autistic people as individuals seeing the world in a different way, rather than just a checklist of... Read more
Smart Growth
Developing a mindset for lifeA conversation with motivation expert Carol Dweck on the importance of the “growth mindset” and how to enhance people’s ability to tackle adversity and... Read more
Personality and Habit Change
Are You an Upholder, Obliger, Questioner, or Rebel?In her first book, The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin tried to answer the question “How do I become happier?” With her new book on changing the habits... Read more
Brave New Couples
What Can Science Tell Us about the Changing Face of Couplehood Today?Susan Johnson, developer of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, discusses what the science of love says about what couples can expect when they rebel too much... Read more