In The Therapy Room

True tales and lessons from the therapist’s chair
Article January 28, 2026

Therapy with Marginalized Couples

When Systemic Trauma Disrupts Intimacy

Therapists working with marginalized couples often need to look beyond traditional couples therapy approaches. Read more

Article January 9, 2026

Girl, You Cute

What Three Words Taught Me About Healing Cultural Silencing

For many clients of color, responses to cultural silencing aren't isolated reactions, but longstanding survival strategies. Read more

Article January 9, 2026

"Quiet" Brainspotting

Trusting the Body's Timing in Therapy

What's really happening in "quiet" Brainspotting sessions? Read more

Article January 5, 2026

You're Attracted to Your Client?!

5 Clinicians Offer Guidance on a Dreaded Ethical Dilemma

It can be embarrassing and a little scary when we find ourselves attracted to a client. What’s the best way to handle this surprisingly common clinical... Read more

Article January 5, 2026

Turning Your Session Notes into Meaningful Art

Poetry as a Portal to a New Relationship

Poetry has the power to move clients and therapists from cognition to resonance—and support rapid transformation. Read more

Article January 5, 2026

The Case of the Lost Self

Two Takes on Reparenting an Inner Child

AEDP developer Diana Fosha and addictions specialist Claudia Black reveal how they’d work with a client struggling in a new relationship. Read more

Article January 5, 2026

Flip Through the Magazine

...ON YOUR E-READER!

Check out the January/February issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover! Read more

Article December 19, 2025

Psychotherapy's Digital Companion

Using AI to Create Personalized Rituals, Practices, and More

What if clients had a way to stay connected to therapy between sessions? AI could be a way to reinforce what therapists are already doing. Read more

Article November 17, 2025

Using Psychodrama to Break the Trauma Loop

A Tool for Healing Adult Children of Addicts

For adult children of addicts who've distanced themselves from their painful pasts, interventions that require them to show rather than tell can be... Read more

Article November 6, 2025

A Case of Disappearing Desire

Two Approaches to a Client with Commitment Issues

Sex therapist Tammy Nelson and trauma specialist Frank Anderson take different paths to empower a client struggling with intimacy. Read more

Article November 6, 2025

Flip Through the Magazine

...ON YOUR E-READER!

Check out the November/December issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover! Read more

Article November 5, 2025

What Therapy Demands—and Gives Back

How Healing Happens on Both Sides of the Room

In therapy, healing is a living process that happens in real time through the courage to stay present and the therapeutic alliance. Read more

Article November 4, 2025

When DNA Testing Rewrites Your Story

Processing Unexpected Genetic Discoveries in Therapy

Genetic testing has led to shocking "DNA discoveries"—secrets unburied, followed by pain, grief, and trauma. Here's how therapists can help. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

Flip Through the Magazine!

... ON YOUR E-READER

Discover surprising antidotes to therapist burnout and fresh perspectives on healing in the midst of grind culture. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

An Hour with Irv Yalom

Changing Lives in a Single Session

In his late 80’s, as Irv Yalom’s memory began to flag, he offered one-time consultations to new clients—and still made an impact. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Turmoil Therapists Carry Alone

Facing the APES in Our Field

When it comes to processing work-related trauma, therapists are often isolated, shamed, and hamstrung by the guidelines meant to protect clients. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Truth about Autistic Burnout

Regaining Homeostasis in a Neurotypical World

On the surface, autistic burnout may present like depression in neurotypical clients, but treatment is considerably different. Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Rock & Roll Sabbatical

Rethinking Time Off from Your Practice

In the midst of a busy clinical practice, it’s hard to imagine taking a vacation, much less a long sabbatical. But with the right plan and support, not only... Read more

Article August 29, 2025

The Case of the Busy Client

Two Approaches to Anxiety When Time is Scarce

Anxiety specialist Lynn Lyons and psychologist Lindsay Gibson share unexpected approaches to working with an overwhelmed, time-starved client. Read more

Article August 6, 2025

Triggers and Parental Abandonment

A Common Roadblock to Healing Trauma

Here's a four-step exercise therapists can use to help survivors of parental abandonment process trauma triggers. Read more

Article July 7, 2025

Ken Hardy on Racial Reactivity Today

A Clinical Tool for Navigating Defensiveness, Anger & Hopelessness

Ken Hardy has been presenting workshops on racial reactivity for over 30 years. What's different now? Read more

Article July 7, 2025

The Vulnerability Junkie

A Fresh Look at the Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic

We're all familiar with the pursuer-distancer dynamic, but are therapists missing the mark when it comes to helping withdrawers connect? Couples therapist... Read more

Article July 7, 2025

When Grief Is a Soft, Grey Animal

Megan Devine & Leanne Campbell Reveal Unlikely Paths to Healing

Grief 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

Article July 7, 2025

Flip Through the Magazine!

Brave New Conversations on the Heart of Healing

Experience 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

Article May 22, 2025

When Memories Get in the Way

Unlearning the Truths We Tell Ourselves

Sometimes 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

Article May 5, 2025

The Case of the Late Client

Janina Fisher & Gabor Maté Tackle a Clinical Challenge

Two renowned experts show you how they’d work with the same client in Psychotherapy Networker’s version of The Gloria Tapes. Read more

Article April 3, 2025

Defusing Couples Conflicts with the Enneagram

A New Take on a Centuries-Old Tool

By 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

Article April 1, 2025

The Orgasm Gap

7 Strategies to Help Women Experience Sexual Pleasure

Many women struggle with orgasm in heterosexual relationships. Here are seven strategies therapists can use to empower female clients to experience more... Read more

Article March 13, 2025

The Myth of the Perfect Parent

Helping Clients Overcome Shame and Accept Imperfection

We 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

Video March 7, 2025

Psychotherapy 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

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