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Rethinking Autistic Connection
Double Empathy and 5 Autistic Love LanguagesA critical skill that therapists are just learning involves understanding the unique ways many Autistic clients show love—from info- dumping to support... Read more
Can Being a Therapist Wear You Down?
The Occupational Injury No One Talks AboutIt's easy to interpret therapists over responsiveness as a personal flaw, but it's actually an occupational hazard. Read more
Flip Through the Magazine
...ON YOUR E-READER!Check out the March/April issue of the digital magazine on the browser of your favorite device—and dive in from cover to cover. Read more
The Gateway to Successful Trauma Treatment
Practical Steps for Creating Gravitational SecurityTwo leading experts in trauma and dissociation have figured out what’s getting in the way of trauma recovery—and what to do about it. Read more
Healing Oppression-Based Trauma
How Discrimination & Chronic Stress Impact the BodyCreating safe therapeutic spaces for queer and marginalized people begins with acknowledging body-based oppression. Read more
Self-Abandonment in Women
A New Framework for Treating an Overlooked PatternWhy do so many female clients feel lonely, resentful, and exhausted—and how can therapists help? Read more
Evolving Beyond Our Trauma Stories
From Grief to TransformationHow do we shift from grieving the past to creating the future we want? Read more
"Quiet" Brainspotting
Trusting the Body's Timing in TherapyWhat's really happening in "quiet" Brainspotting sessions? Read more
You're Attracted to Your Client?!
5 Clinicians Offer Guidance on a Dreaded Ethical DilemmaIt 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
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
Dating in the Age of Algorithms
How Does Physical Chemistry Factor into Digital Dating?Billions of daily swipes on dating apps yield an average match rate of less than 2 percent. What does this say about the role of physical chemistry in love? 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
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...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
Psychotherapy's Digital Companion
Using AI to Create Personalized Rituals, Practices, and MoreWhat 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
Psychiatry Has a New Hero
Awais Aftab Envisions a Humbler Approach to Mental IllnessPsychiatrist Awais Aftab has been inviting the most prominent thinkers in psychiatry to move beyond familiar narratives, embrace complexity, and change the... 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
A Case of Disappearing Desire
Two Approaches to a Client with Commitment IssuesSex therapist Tammy Nelson and trauma specialist Frank Anderson take different paths to empower a client struggling with intimacy. Read more
Energy Psychology's Battle for Recognition
A Growing Healing Movement vs APA's Division 12Of all the David-and-Goliath matchups in psychotherapy, few have had as many twists and turns as the one unfolding between energy psychology and the APA’s... 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
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...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
When DNA Testing Rewrites Your Story
Processing Unexpected Genetic Discoveries in TherapyGenetic testing has led to shocking "DNA discoveries"—secrets unburied, followed by pain, grief, and trauma. Here's how therapists can help. 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
Managing the Mind to Change the Brain
How Common Myths Derail TherapyHow long does it really take to change our minds with the help of a therapist—and our brains and bodies, too? 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
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
Embodied Healing in a Disembodied World
Metabolizing Intergenerational Trauma & Collective GriefLinda Thai takes a holistic approach to healing from trauma, addiction, and attachment wounding—one that includes reverence for our bodies, nature, and time... 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