Fear & Phobias

The Amazon Package in Your Waiting Room

Unboxing Anger as a Path to Vulnerability

A client’s anger over his therapist’s environmental choices leads to an important turning point in their work. Read more

Is Existentialism the Approach of Our Time?

Awakening to Mortality and Responsibility in Therapy

A millennial therapist believes that for clients to find true freedom and meaning in the midst of crisis, we need to help them face inescapable questions about... Read more

A Global Case of Mistaken Identity

An Interview with Dan Siegel: Can Expanding Our Sense of Self Save Our World?

The way we think about connection and relationships can play a pivotal role in reverse-engineering the climate crisis— and therapists need to help. Read more

Editor's Note: September/October 2024

The Most Important Issue No One Wants to Read

In a recent meeting with several therapists, I shared my plans for upcoming magazine issues. When I talked about exploring new perspectives on coercive... Read more

Reframing Exposure Therapy

A Conversation with Dr. Jelena Kecmanovic

Based on her article in the September/October issue, Dr. Jelena Kecmanovic talks about exposure therapy and why therapists needn't be afraid of it. Read more

The Worry Hill

A Child-friendly Approach to OCD

Therapists helping children confront OCD face a formidable obstacle: helping their young clients get beyond their immediate terror in the hope of reaping... Read more

How Clients 'Do' Their Problems

NLP Can Help You Do the "Briefest" Therapy

Careful attention to body language and nonverbal cues can dramatically streamline the process of therapeutic change. Read more