Cultural Competency
The Cultural Competence Dilemma
How Much Can We Rely On a Shared Identity with Clients?Black Men Heal’s therapy outcomes are defying the odds—and raising questions about what it means to be truly culturally competent. Read more
Reclaiming Black Imagination
The PRIDE Approach to HealingA new approach embraces the somatic wisdom and indigenous knowledge of BIPOC clients. Read more
Awakening the Warrior
A Black Psychologist’s Battle with Racism"Like my father before me I’ll continue to wage war against racism, confident that awareness will hold my aim steady." Read more
The Adultification of Black Youth
When Trauma Goes UnseenAt best, self-harm and suicide among Black children are misunderstood. At worst, they’re willfully ignored. Read more
Unmasking the Covert Narcissist in Therapy
A Conversation with Craig MalkinAuthor and clinician Craig Malkin, PhD, sits down with Psychotherapy Networker’s editor in chief Livia Kent to talk about how to spot covert narcissism and... Read more
Exploring Consensual Nonmonogamy
How to Help Couples Avoid Pitfalls and Enhance Their ConnectionDespite a cultural environment that’s often hostile toward nonmonogamy, an increasing number of couples are considering it. How can therapists help them... Read more
A Puncturing of the Soul
Facing Racial Trauma and Internalized DevaluationIf clinicians continue to assert that "trauma is trauma," the uniqueness treating racial trauma will remain on the margins of what we extol as best practice. Read more
Honoring the Choice to Be Single
Have We Gotten Past Our Relationship Biases?Americans are choosing to remain single in unprecedented numbers—and contrary to commonly held assumptions in our field, they're not unhappy about it, not... Read more
Leaving A High Demand, High Control Religion
What Is a Therapist’s Role?Therapists are well equipped to support clients ending unhealthy relationships, but what about the clients looking to end a relationship with an... Read more
Sitting Down with Nedra Glover Tawwab
Flexible Boundaries and Drama-Free RelationshipsA new kind of social media and psychotherapy influencer challenges the common cultural misconception that toxic people should be cut out of our lives, no... Read more
A New Revolution Teaches Us About Women’s Psychological Fortitude
An Iranian Therapist's ReflectionAn Iranian-American therapist speaks to how the mix of grief, anger, and a new insistence on change in her former homeland, could be affecting clients. Read more
Culturally-Responsive Support for the Latinx Community
A Conversation with Leslie PriscillaNetworker sits down with the founder of Latinx Parenting Leslie Priscilla as she discusses key cultural and environmental factors that may influence your... Read more
Embracing Gender-Pleasure
How to Feel Yummy in Our BodiesFor trans folks, attuning to gender-pleasure allows them to resist harmful cultural scripts—but it can be a radical act of resistance for cis folks too. Read more
Treating Systemic Trauma in the African American Community
A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer PayneJoin Networker’s Anna Lock and Jennifer Payne, Ph.D, LCSW, author, research scientist, and clinician as they discuss how Dr. Payne works to culturally tailor... Read more
The Healing Power of Community
A Conversation with Shawna Murray-BrowneNetworker talks with Shawna Murray-Browne about ways to bridge racial barriers in and outside of the therapy room. Read more
Crossing the Urban-Rural Divide
Time to Address Unchallenged PrejudicesIn Hammerfest, Norway, known as the northernmost town in the world, a therapist is challenging geographical narcissism. Read more
Humility First
Avoiding Transcultural OverreachThere’s no recipe book when it comes to working with another culture. Read more
Couples Therapy Around the World
Putting EFT to Work in Two CulturesWith its Western focus on secure emotional bonds and demonstrative, healthy attachment in couples, how does Emotionally Focused Therapy fit into ancient and... Read more
Editor's Note - March/April 2022
Reimagining PsychotherapyIn this issue, we investigate how and why therapists around the country—and around the world—are reimagining their work. This rarely means starting from... Read more
Covid Comes to Therapy
Navigating Collective TraumaFor a few years now, I’ve worked with groups around the world to address collective trauma. Our focus is usually on something that had happened elsewhere and... Read more
Dealing with Jealousy in Open Relationships
Finding CompersionMany people assume that an open relationship will cause jealousy in both partners. Historically, it has been assumed that pair-bonded individuals who are... Read more
Love, Separation, and Power
Resolving a Mother–Daughter ConflictThe power that parents have to influence the wellbeing of their adult children is often underestimated. Read more
Decolonizing Mental Health
The Healing Power of CommunityTraining must go beyond the intellectual exercise of grasping the concept of racism. The real work is getting out of our chairs and going into our communities... Read more
Unhealed Bodies
Looking at Ancestral TraumaResmaa Menakem, author of "My Grandmother’s Hands," discusses racialized trauma and a body-based path to healing. Read more
"Networker Live" with J.C. Hall
Hip Hop TherapyThis week, the Networker's assistant editor, Chris Lyford, sat down for a live conversation and Q&A with hip hop artist and therapist, J.C. Hall. Read more
How Can White Therapists Support Asian American Clients?
Being a Good Clinician and AllyRecent racial attacks have been perpetrated against people who look like me. I’m a female-presenting Asian American clinician, and many of my colleagues have... Read more
Casting a Wider Therapeutic Net
Dr. Joy on Therapy for Black GirlsThe founder of a rapidly growing online community helps young Black women candidly discuss and destigmatize mental health issues. Read more
Gender-Affirmative Therapy for Kids
What Parents Need to KnowSupporting transgender children doesn’t always mean rushing toward medical intervention. Read more
Psychedelic Therapy and Racial Trauma
Offering Clients a Deeper Experience of HealingCan psychedelic therapy offer a faster, deeper way to heal the intergenerational effects of racial injustice? Read more
Hip Hop Therapy
The Healing Power of Giving Kids the MicThe process of creating beats and lyrics is rooted in therapeutic practices. At one South Bronx high school, a school social worker has traded the therapy room... Read more