Anxiety & Depression
6 Therapy Trends to Watch in 2026
Taking on the Burnout Epidemic, The Sex Recession, AI as a "Co-Therapist," and MoreHere are six hot takes on what’s in store for clinicians in 2026, from Matthias Barker, Linda Thai, Chinwé Williams, and more. Read more
Yung Pueblo Changes Our Minds
The Millennial Poet Laureate of RelationshipsPoet Yung Pueblo helps us inspire relational change in our clients and ourselves. Read more
Turning Your Session Notes into Meaningful Art
Poetry as a Portal to a New RelationshipPoetry has the power to move clients and therapists from cognition to resonance—and support rapid transformation. Read more
An Anxiety Expert's Take on "The Anxiety Club" Documentary
What Comedians in Therapy Can Teach UsAnxiety expert Lynn Lyons reacts to Wendy Lobel’s new documentary, “The Anxiety Club,” which explores the lives of several anxious stand-up comedians. Read more
The Case of the Lost Self
Two Takes on Reparenting an Inner ChildAEDP developer Diana Fosha and addictions specialist Claudia Black reveal how they’d work with a client with a trauma history struggling in a new... Read more
Dating Apps and the Intimacy Crisis
Editor's Note: January/February 2026No one knows better than therapists that intimacy is a fundamental human need. In this issue, we explore bold, new perspectives on the current "intimacy... Read more
Intimacy as the Antidote to Autocracy
Dismantling Dominance, One Couple at a TimeAs a field, in our efforts to be neutral and nurturing, have we been unwittingly recreating the culture’s individualistic bias? Read more
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
Using Psychodrama to Break the Trauma Loop
A Tool for Healing Adult Children of AddictsFor 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
Confronting "Mom Guilt"
A Tool to Work Through Core EmotionsParental guilt is often misunderstood by clinicians. The Change Triangle can bring this tricky emotion out into the open and help people work through it. Read more
5 Common Factors for Change in Therapy
A New Integrative Treatment FrameworkAcross all our therapeutic modalities, there are elements that most effectively create change. What do these elements have in common, and how can you integrate... Read more
5 Most Popular Therapist Memes
Humor and Insights Your Colleagues Are SharingIn our quest for healing and connection in a chaotic world, a wacky meme can be a powerful tool. Read more
Confusion in Therapyland
Finding Regulation in a Dysregulated WorldA fantastical journey leads an overwhelmed clinician to unexpected interactions with some of our field's leading luminaries, including Ramani Durvasula, Terry... Read more
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
The Year That Reshaped Therapists
Editor's Note: November/December 2025This year has felt different. There's been a lot of dysregulation in the air, and therapists are feeling it alongside their clients. Why are we feeling so... Read more
The Adoption Crisis No One Wants to Name
How Adoptee Mentorship Can Save LivesWhen it comes to adoption, families need preparation that's trauma-informed and racially literate. Read more
Embracing Selfish Forgiveness
How to Help Clients Release a Grievance StoryWhen we’re tormented by resentment toward someone we believe has wronged us, forgiveness can be a form of self-care. Read more
Flip Through the Magazine!
... ON YOUR E-READERDiscover surprising antidotes to therapist burnout and fresh perspectives on healing in the midst of grind culture. Read more
Rest as Revolution
An Interview with The Nap Ministry's Tricia HerseyModern-day grind culture, with its roots in the profit-over-people mindset of chattel slavery, has normalized burnout as an inevitable part of life. How can... Read more
The Turmoil Therapists Carry Alone
Facing the APES in Our FieldWhen it comes to processing work-related trauma, therapists are often isolated, shamed, and hamstrung by the guidelines meant to protect clients. Read more
The Truth about Autistic Burnout
Regaining Homeostasis in a Neurotypical WorldOn the surface, autistic burnout may present like depression in neurotypical clients, but treatment is considerably different. Read more
The Cost of Neglecting Therapists' Mental Health
Restructuring Our Field to Heal the HealersMental health professionals receive little support for their own personal healing and development. What will it take to revolutionize training programs in a... Read more
Soul-Care for Therapist Entrepreneurs
A Powerful Alternative to Chasing Money on the JobFor Black therapists, can generating passive income and building generational wealth prevent them from burning out in our field? Read more
4 Top Therapist-Recommended Movies (Part II)
From Sexual Healing to Facing Our Collective ShadowFour prominent therapists tell us about their favorite movies—and what makes them both memorable and healing. Read more
The Case of the Busy Client
Two Approaches to Anxiety When Time is ScarceAnxiety specialist Lynn Lyons and psychologist Lindsay Gibson share unexpected approaches to working with an overwhelmed, time-starved client. Read more
The Empathy Dial
Recalibrating Your Inner ResourcesIt seems counterintuitive that modulating empathy could benefit clients, but when your profession involves caring for others, it can help you maintain... Read more
The Burnout Epidemic
Editor's Note: September/October 2025Over the past few years, I found myself burning out on the whole problem of burnout. Then I came across The Nap Ministry. Read more
How Do We Cope with a World of Stress?
Tips for Doing Good When You're OverwhelmedIf empathy without action leads to despair, finding ways to metabolize the 24/7 news cycle is crucial to remaining well. Read more
Escaping the Certainty Trap
How to Value Confusion as a TherapistAs therapists, we work hard to stay one step ahead of bad outcomes in session. But what if our real work is about embracing uncertainty alongside our clients? Read more
4 Top Therapist Recommended Movies (Part I)
From Lost Connections to a Horse DocumentaryA memorable, engaging film can be healing as well as entertaining. Here are movies four therapeutic movies prominent clinicians recommend. Read more