Clinical Practice & Guidance

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Article May 1, 2015

Getting Over Weight?

A Critic of our Cultural Obsession Goes Too Far

A critic of one of our central cultural obsessions goes too far Read more

Article April 21, 2015

The Therapeutic Goldmine of Song, Dance, and Mindfulness

Testimonials from the 2015 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium

John Kabat-Zinn sparked my interest when he recounted the time Oprah asked him, "Is there life after death?" His reply to her: "Oprah, I'm interested in the... Read more

Article April 16, 2015

Addressing Race and Culture in the Therapy Room

Testimonials from the 2015 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Symposium Student Scholars

As a family therapist, I know the power of thinking relationally, collaborating, and working across difference to find the many places where we actually share... Read more

Article April 9, 2015

Couples Therapy, Brainspotting, and Truth in Love

Testimonials from the 2015 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium

I had the pleasure of attending the Brainspotting seminar with David Grand today. What fresh and amazing information! I am drawn to anything that involves the... Read more

Video March 5, 2015

Defusing Male Shame

Understanding the Significance to Male Clients

Shame is an emotion that isn’t healthy. Unlike guilt–which causes remorse for something you did wrong–shame can cause someone to feel as... Read more

Article March 1, 2015

The State of Our Art

Do Our Old Ways Fit the New Times?

While the number of people in psychotherapy keeps declining, surveys reveal that potential clients would still rather talk to a therapist than fill a... Read more

Article March 1, 2015

It’s time we address the psychological toll of the daily bombardment of information that permeates our lives. Read more

Article March 1, 2015

To stay relevant in a changing world, we need to address the engagement styles of today’s prospective clients. Read more

Article March 1, 2015

Narrowing the Gap

Striving for Honesty in the Therapy Room

Irv Yalom explores what it means to be honest with a client in session, even when that means processing your clients' fears of your death. Read more

Article March 1, 2015

Seven Myths about Meditation

A One-Size Approach Doesn’t Fit All

Seven myths about meditation for clinicians to ponder. Read more

Video February 13, 2015

VIDEO: Who Should You Talk To?

Janina Fisher on how and when to speak to a client’s “child part”

When an adult is in your consulting room, it’s understandable if you use adult language and logic. But at certain points in the healing process, you may need... Read more

Article January 25, 2015

Meditation for Slow Learners

Mindfulness Goes Big Time

Over several thousand years, different cultures around the world have discovered how to nurture the seed of a specifically human capacity for mentally stepping... Read more

Article January 2, 2015

The Anxious Client Reconsidered

Getting Beyond the Symptoms to Deeper Change
Graham Cambell

Anxiety attacks anything and everything in a person's life. Sometimes the targets are the mundane activities that others take for granted. At other times, it... Read more

Article January 1, 2015

Letting Go of Our Facade

To Tell the Truth

Therapists aren't supposed to discuss personal problems, or even acknowledge having any. While preaching congruence, who among us has never pretended fondness... Read more

Video December 22, 2014

What is the Most Powerful Way of Knowing?

Eugene Gendlin Describes The “Felt Sense”

According to Eugene Gendlin, legendary originator of Focusing, exploring thoughts on the body can lead us to a new kind of wisdom. Read more

Video November 15, 2014

 A few decades ago, when young therapists like myself watched Salvador Minuchin, Virginia Satir, Carl Whitaker, or other leading lights, it was like... Read more

Article November 12, 2014

The CBT Path Out of Depression

Two Perspectives on How It Works

While widely acknowledged to be the most empirically supported therapy ever invented, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is often criticized for being too... Read more

Article November 12, 2014

Escaping the Trance of Depression

Three Techniques of Acknowledgement and Possibility

Because depressed clients repeat the same thoughts, feelings, and experiences over and over again, successful treatment breaks clients out of this trance. Read more

Article October 24, 2014

It Takes One to Tango

You Don't Need Both Partners to Do Couples Therapy

Many therapists define the type of therapy they practice by taking a head count: if one person is present, they're practicing individual therapy; if two or... Read more

Article October 23, 2014

Passionate Marriage

Helping Couples Decode the Language of Their Sexuality

How couples behave in bed is a remarkablv authentic expression of their emotional connection-or lack of it. Read more

Article September 11, 2014

Bubble-Wrapping Our Children

The Perils of Overprotective Parenting

We've become so focused on keeping children safe that we exaggerate the dangers they face despite the fact that they’ve never been safer. Still, no amount of... Read more

Article September 11, 2014

The Power of the Pen in Therapy

Some Journaling Exercises to Enhance Your Work

Some guidelines for bringing the creative power of therapeutic journaling into your work. Read more

Article September 5, 2014

The Crush

Challenging Our Culture of Avoidance

A therapist shares about handling a client when attraction pushes the boundaries. Read more

Video August 21, 2014

VIDEO: Bringing the Family Into Trauma Treatment

Mary Jo Barrett on Family Consultations

In this brief video clip, Mary Jo explains why bringing the family into therapy should be our first stop when treating trauma. Read more

Video August 21, 2014

VIDEO: Helping Traumatized Clients Understand their Automatic Responses

Richard Schwartz Explains Why Panicked Trauma Responses are Also Defensive Ones

In this brief video clip, Richard explains how trauma survivors can have a dialogue with the damaged inner parts—the “Exiles”—by first consulting their... Read more

Video July 17, 2014

VIDEO: Getting Anxious Families to Loosen Up

A Homework Assignment for Anxious Kids

Anxiety is a demanding beast, with a long list of conditions that must be met to keep it at bay. It forces anxious children and their families to banish... Read more

Article May 12, 2014

When Victims Victimize Others

Some Clients Challenge our Capacity for Compassion

Most therapists find it relatively easy to feel empathy for the usual hyperaroused, vulnerable trauma client. But it can be a lot tougher to remain... Read more

Article May 12, 2014

The Case for Neurofeedback

Rewiring the brain in the consulting room

The increasing popularity of neurofeedback is based on the growing evidence that a wide variety of psychological disorders can be understood as firing mistakes... Read more

Article May 12, 2014

Rush to Judgment

Beware of the ADHD diagnosis

Part of the epidemic of misdiagnosed ADHD in young children today results from a failure to understand how trauma often leads to difficulty learning in school. Read more

Article April 7, 2014

Clarifying Boundary Issues to Strengthen Therapy

Why the Therapy Process Needs to be Free of Boundary Issues to be Successful

We all know that the collaboration between therapist and client is the keystone of therapy. What many therapists may not realize is how much clarifying... Read more

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