
In The Therapy Room
True tales and lessons from the therapist’s chairKen Hardy on Racial Reactivity Today
A Clinical Tool for Navigating Defensiveness, Anger & HopelessnessKen Hardy has been presenting workshops on racial reactivity for over 30 years. What's different now? Read more
The Vulnerability Junkie
A Fresh Look at the Pursuer-Distancer DynamicWe're all familiar with the pursuer-distancer dynamic, but are therapists missing the mark when it comes to helping withdrawers connect? George Faller thinks... Read more
When Grief Is a Soft, Grey Animal
Megan Devine & Leanne Campbell Reveal Unlikely Paths to HealingGrief expert Megan Devine & EFT trainer Leanne Campbell help a relationally fulfilled, successful, father-to-be explore his persistent grief over the loss of... Read more
Flip Through the Magazine!
Brave New Conversations on the Heart of HealingExperience some of the most meaningful moments that happened at Psychotherapy Networker’s annual Symposium in 2025, with some of the premiere thought leaders... Read more
When Memories Get in the Way
Unlearning the Truths We Tell OurselvesSometimes a client's memory may be a red herring that keeps us from focusing on what’s really important: what’s happening in the here and now. Read more
The Case of the Late Client
Janina Fisher & Gabor Maté Tackle a Clinical ChallengeTwo renowned experts show you how they’d work with the same client in Psychotherapy Networker’s version of The Gloria Tapes. Read more
Defusing Couples Conflicts with the Enneagram
A New Take on a Centuries-Old ToolBy making sense of one another’s temperamental styles through an Enneagram lens, therapists can help partners understand their differences in a new way. Read more
The Orgasm Gap
7 Strategies to Help Women Experience Sexual PleasureMany women struggle with orgasm in heterosexual relationships. Here are seven strategies therapists can use to empower female clients to experience more... Read more
The Myth of the Perfect Parent
Helping Clients Overcome Shame and Accept ImperfectionWe all know that there’s no such thing as a “perfect” parent, but even so, many parents hold themselves to unreasonably high standards. Read more
Dive into the Digital Magazine!
The New AutismPsychotherapy Networker has won awards not only for its insightful articles, but for its beautiful design. Want to flip through the pages of the latest issue... Read more
The Therapist Who Sees Therapists
Working with the Trickiest ClientsIt’s no secret: therapists make tricky clients—but there are specific ways we can help therapist-clients feel seen and cared for. Read more
What Not to Do in Neuro-Affirming Intakes
And What You Should Always DoNeuro-affirming intakes need to begin with doing no harm. Read more
The PDA Lens
A New Vision for Supporting a Nervous System DisabilityWhat would you do if your active but chronically dysregulated four-year-old stopped speaking, eating, and moving, and everyone you turned to for... Read more
IFS and Addictive Processes
Bridging the Gap Between Psychotherapy and RecoveryIFS offers a novel way of working with addiction, one that links the inner focus of trauma treatment with the behavioral focus of addiction treatment. Read more
Supercharging Art Therapy with AI
A Surprising New Tool to Enhance Trauma HealingFor clients wary of traditional forms of creative expression, using AI art therapeutically offers a novel way to experience a more accessible, visual, and... Read more
The Client Who's Tried Everything
ACT and ISTDP Tackle One Challenging CaseHow do you approach a first session with a client who's tried all kinds of different therapies and yet continues to struggle? Steven Hayes, the cofounder of... Read more
The Trauma of Parental Abandonment
Helping Survivors Feel Safe, Minimize Shame, and Heal Old WoundsHere's a five-step process for working with survivors of parental abandonment that helps mitigate self-blame and build trust with the therapist. Read more
Racial Trauma Assessment Tool
The Trauma Symptoms of Discrimination Scale (TSDS)Support your BIPOC clients in gaining clarity about the frequency and types of discrimination they’ve experienced as they heal from racial trauma. Read more
Reimagining God in Therapy
When a Parent’s Critical Voice Is AlmightyCreating a safe space for clients to slowly re-evaluate some core religious teachings they’ve absorbed can be delicate and clinically necessary work. Read more
Three Blocks to Processing Trauma
Getting to the Pain Behind Spiritual BypassHow do you navigate toxic positivity, and other forms of spiritual bypass, when it’s a block to processing trauma? Read more
An Unlikely Companion to EFT
How Can Psychedelics Enhance the Work?Talk therapy can help couples understand their negative patterns cognitively. Adding psychedelics to the work can help them feel it. Read more
Treating the Trauma in Religious Trauma
Body-Based Healing for Faith-Based HarmHigh-control religions can disconnect people from themselves—and somatic therapies are the key to helping them heal. Read more
Discerning Three Types of Anxiety
Improving Outcomes for Anxious ClientsUnderstanding some of the most common ways anxiety can look in therapy can provide us with guideposts to intervene strategically and support better outcomes... Read more
When Clients Ask for Session Notes
Tips for Navigating a Legal Gray ZoneFew things can spook therapists as much as emails from former clients requesting session notes for a legal proceeding, but handling these requests thoughtfully... Read more
Helping Clients Find Rituals that Heal
Offerings from a Spiritual TherapistA Sufi therapist invites all clients to find their unique spiritual path through their current struggles. Read more
Teaching Practical Wisdom
Helping Clients Build Up Their Own Inner ResourcesWhat if wisdom—the elusive prize so many of us strive for—is actually a practical skill clients can gain in the course of everyday therapy sessions? Read more
When Burnout Threatens Therapy with Survivors
Cultivating Your Stamina as a TherapistEven experienced clinicians can start to feel lost when helping people untangle the psychological effects of coercive control. Read more
Male Abuse Survivors
Bringing a Fuller Picture of Suffering to LightWhy aren't we doing more to support male survivors of intimate partner violence? Read more
Soothing Dysregulation in Couples Therapy
The One Thing We Should All Do FirstIs teaching partners to join forces against their stress where all couples work should begin? Read more
Assessing the Physical Dangers of Emotional Abuse
When to Create a Safety PlanJust because a relationship isn't physically violent doesn't mean emotional abuse won't turn violent. Read more