Clinical Practice & Guidance

Entitlement, the characteristic that best indicates when coercive control is narcissistically driven, makes treating perpetrators challenging—but not... Read more

The arrival of children in a coercively controlling relationship adds a complicated abuse accelerant. Read more

When opening a relationship, the agreement-making process is far more important than the agreements themselves. Read more

We can use our discomfort with clients to learn how to help them. Read more

As we approach the upcoming election, I write to you as one who feels, as many of you do, the tension around what’s at stake. As the bearers and... Read more

We wouldn’t be good therapists if we didn’t care about our clients. But beyond a warm greeting and an offering of effective clinical strategies, how do we... Read more

For therapists, doing something they love that challenges them—independent of their work with clients—can bring balance to their practice. Read more

It’s no surprise that a supervisory relationship can often be enlightening and steadying for both new and experienced therapists. But some therapists have... Read more

If there’s ever been a professional stance that we thought most therapists shared, it’s that therapy is not about giving advice. And yet, how many times... Read more

What if you and your clients could play back their everyday interactions outside of therapy, moment by moment, to uncover blind spots and reimagine family... Read more