Clinical Practice & Guidance

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Article May 1, 2023

Exploring Consensual Nonmonogamy

How to Help Couples Avoid Pitfalls and Enhance Their Connection

Despite a cultural environment that’s often hostile toward nonmonogamy, an increasing number of couples are considering it. How can therapists help them... Read more

Article April 28, 2023

Weighing Your Clients’ Needs Against Your Own

The Ethics of Handling Your Personal Crisis

What are the ethics of carrying on with your regular practice when dealing with an ongoing personal crisis or medical emergency? Read more

Article April 28, 2023

When One Partner Is Kinky...

Cracking Open the Conversation

Having an erotic craving that seems shocking to a partner doesn’t have to be a death knell for a relationship. Read more

Article April 28, 2023

Rewriting Marriage Contracts

Fresh Options for Ambivalent Couples

The choice for ambivalent couples is no longer binary: separate or stay together. Instead, therapists can help them craft formal yet flexible agreements... Read more

Article April 28, 2023

Honoring the Choice to Be Single

Have We Gotten Past Our Relationship Biases?

Americans are choosing to remain single in unprecedented numbers—and contrary to commonly held assumptions in our field, they're not unhappy about it, not... Read more

Article April 12, 2023

Practice Tools: May/June 2023

The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!

Practice Tools for the May/June 2023 issue are courtesy of Arielle Schwartz's book, "Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery." Read more

Video March 8, 2023

Healing the Invisible Wounds of Racial Trauma in Therapy

A Conversation with Kenneth V. Hardy

Networker discusses racially-sensitive, trauma-informed interventions and strategies with Dr. Kenneth V. Hardy. Read more

Article March 1, 2023

Covert Narcissism Unmasked

What Are We Really Treating?

A covert narcissist’s eagerness to share their suffering can make them feel like ideal clients. And that’s what’s so vexing for clinicians. Read more

Article March 1, 2023

Strengthening Empathy in Kids

The Delicate Balance Between Self and Others

In a world that seems to reward narcissists, how can we help parents raise kind, empathetic kids with a healthy, balanced sense of self? Read more

Article March 1, 2023

Are You A Conflict-Avoidant Therapist?

Harnessing Antagonism in the Therapy Room

For therapists who shy away from confrontation, harnessing their reactions to an antagonistic client in clinically useful ways may require learning new skills... Read more

Article March 1, 2023

Behind the Pursuer–Distancer Dynamic

Encouraging Men to Face Their Hidden Fears

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

Article March 1, 2023

Are We Treating Binge Eating All Wrong?

Removing the Shame and Building Self-Trust

Binge-eating disorder is the most common eating disorder, but it’s also the most underdiagnosed and misunderstood. Read more

Article February 24, 2023

Practice Tools: March/April 2023

The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!

Practice Tools for the March/April 2023 issue are courtesy of Paris Goodyear-Brown’s new book, "Big Behaviors in Small Containers." Read more

Article February 8, 2023
Harry Ayling

A therapist must abandon his treatment plan to provide mental health services to the homeless population. Read more

Video February 7, 2023

Senior writer/editor Alicia Muñoz talks with author, therapist, and Instagram influencer Nedra Glover Tawwab about boundaries and maintaining drama-free... Read more

Video January 25, 2023

Join Christine Mark-Griffin, EMDRIA-certified therapist, and author of EMDR Workbook for Kids, along with Networker’s Clinical Director, Anna Lock, as they... Read more

Article January 25, 2023

Teaching Kids Resilience through Storytelling

A Conversation with Psychologist and Children's Book Author Amy Howell

For a therapist who writes children’s books, story time provides what might be the most important parenting opportunity of the entire day. Read more

Video January 17, 2023

When Trauma Isn't Past: Therapy in the Midst of Crisis

A Conversation with Dr. James Gordon

Join Dr. James Gordon as he discusses how you can help people even before they are out of the storm. Read more

Article January 9, 2023

A therapist reflects on all the ways the profession lends itself to burnout and what you can do to combat that. Read more

Article January 4, 2023

Practice Tools: January/February 2023

The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!

Practice Tools for the January/February 2023 issue are courtesy of Deb Dana's new book, "Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety." Read more

Article January 4, 2023

The Art of Mirroring

Helping a Deaf Client Trust Her Truth

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

Article January 4, 2023

When ADHD Does the Parenting

Putting Adults Back in the Driver’s Seat

Parenting with untreated adult ADHD poses inherent difficulties for the entire family. Read more

Article January 3, 2023

Leaving A High Demand, High Control Religion

What Is a Therapist’s Role?

Therapists are well equipped to support clients ending unhealthy relationships, but what about the clients looking to end a relationship with an... Read more

Article January 3, 2023

Preparing for the End of Therapy

A Walk into the Unknown

Regardless of your expertise or advanced degree, client terminations can derail you at any time. So why don't we do a better job of planning for them? Read more

Article January 3, 2023

The Divorce Announcement

A Conscious Approach to Moving Forward

How can therapists help divorcing clients share a message that conveys hope and healing? Maybe it's time to counter the divorce-as-catastrophe trope that runs... Read more

Article January 3, 2023

Sitting Down with Nedra Glover Tawwab

Flexible Boundaries and Drama-Free Relationships

A new kind of social media and psychotherapy influencer challenges the common cultural misconception that toxic people should be cut out of our lives, no... Read more

Article December 8, 2022

Six Ways to Address Impending Premature Endings

What Happens When Clients Have One Foot Out the Door

Ending therapy is tough. But a client leaning out of therapy midway through treatment? That’s a whole other pill to swallow. Here, six therapists share how... Read more

Video December 6, 2022

Join Dr. Sue Johnson, developer of Emotionally Focused-Individual Therapy (EFIT), along with Networker’s Anna Lock as they discuss everything EFIT. Read more

Article December 5, 2022

When Medication Gets in the Way

Listening, Collaborating, and Helping Clients “Choose Their Own Adventure”

"One of my clients takes prescription medication for anxiety and often complains about the negative side effects. I can’t help but feel it’s getting in the... Read more

Article December 5, 2022

Therapist SOS (Strategies of Self-Care)

Demanding Days and Decompressing Head to Toe

Staying fine-tuned to self-care through ongoing self-awareness and regular, mindful personal-battery recharging is imperative for clinicians. Read more

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