Clinical Skills & Experience

Once blocks to the organic grief process are identified and removed, how can therapists choreograph corrective emotional experiences? Read more

How to tackle the ethical dilemmas Read more

Rather than proclaiming that you understand a client's experience, you're far better off assuming that you don't have a clue what they're going through. Read more

Ron Taffel talks with Angela Diaz, Director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Center, on how we can tailor our interventions to meet the unique needs of our young... Read more

Networker talks with the co-founders and clinicians of Virgils, a virtual reality platform for therapists and clients. Read more

We’ve put together a video reel of therapists sharing some of the playful moments they’ve had with clients... Read more

When our attempts to use logic and reason fail, therapeutic rituals can help clients connect to inner resources for healing. Read more

In this collection, master therapists share how they’ve used humor in ways that both enliven and enrich the work of therapy. Read more

Is there an alternative to applied behavioral analysis for children on the spectrum? Read more

Many play therapists still find themselves having to explain what they do and why it works. But after more than a century, play therapy has finally come into... Read more

Shared laughter is an attachment language. Though therapists usually engage more knowingly with tears, the exchange of brighter affect is another kind of... Read more

Networker talks with Michael Alcée as he offers powerful strategies drawn from the field of improv that will help you find your voice while navigating the... Read more

Networker talks with Shawna Murray-Browne about ways to bridge racial barriers in and outside of the therapy room. Read more

What does the diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder mean to clinicians and grieving individuals? Read more

Join Mona Delahooke, therapist and author of Beyond Behaviors, and Guy Stephens, founder and director of the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint, for a... Read more

Five things every therapist needs to know about working with older clients. Read more

I’ve been finding a particular short meditation practice helpful in supporting my clients during this period of sadness, loss, and exhaustion. It’s more... Read more

The hardest part of letting go of anger can be accepting that the offending party is never going to apologize, never going to see themselves objectively, and... Read more

Psychotherapy needs alternatives to the century-old approach of sit and talk. When you’re open to the spirit of adventure, you never feel stuck. Read more

Being an expert in your method is only part of the work. Sometimes our clients need us to go beyond administering a protocol. Read more

When it comes to designating best practices for treating trauma, where does the research stand? And where is the field going? Read more

There’s no recipe book when it comes to working with another culture. Read more

A readiness to revise and reimagine is central to a therapists’ work. Read more

A seasoned therapist discusses the ethics around consulting with couples impacted by infidelity. Read more

Three therapists share their stories about the learning experiences and “happy accidents” that helped make them better clinicians. Read more

Our last Clinician’s Quandary on helping clients—and ourselves—navigate grief work received an overwhelming number of responses. So many, in fact, that... Read more

Andrew has started showing symptoms of OCD. He’s struggled with anxiety for a while, but the pandemic seems to have been a tipping point for him. His... Read more

Many grief specialists talk about helping clients finding meaning after loss. But often, loss feels meaningless. One therapist working with grieving clients... Read more

Therapy is hard work. But what are therapy’s biggest challenges, and how do therapists overcome them? Here, five therapists share the clinical challenge that... Read more

Self-care has long been touted as a panacea for burnout. Emily Nagoski has a different solution. Read more