The Field

A close-up look at a 20-year, multinational study that captures the heart of therapists’ aspirations—and perhaps the soul of our professional identity. Read more

In recent years, attachment theory, with its emphasis on early bonding, connection and relationship, has exerted as much influence over the field of... Read more

How the skills of the group therapist differ from those of the individually-oriented practitioner. Read more

Long an acerbic critic of the trendy and faddish, Don Meichenbaum, one of the founders of CBT, is still determined to separate myth from reality in the world... Read more

For existential therapist Irvin Yalom, even depth-oriented therapy doesn't go deep enough. Read more

A naysayers look at Martin Seligman and the Positive Psychology industry he helped create. Read more

A tipping point has been reached in the impact that psychotherapy research results, no matter of interest only among a small circle of academic, are going to... Read more

As unlikely as it may sound, the mathematics of complexity theory could offer us the key to the elusive secrets of mental health and personal well-being. Read more

Strategic therapy is less about technique than a search for the information that'll illuminate the solution to your client's problem. Read more

Although Salvador Minuchin is arguably the most influential clinician of the last half-century, his work is light-years away from the routinized approaches... Read more

By redefining Autism's five core deficits as opportunities to practice and develop skills, you can help your child make their own choices, coregulate, and... Read more

If Thomas Jefferson were a psychology graduate student today, he’d probably think of himself as a positive psychologist. It was Jefferson, after all, who... Read more

A determined family therapist tries to revive public sector psychotherapy using Thomas Edison as his role model. Read more

An emergency room social worker's day revolves around handling emotional crises of strangers facing terrible moments of their lives. Read more

Michael White, who died suddenly in April 2008 at 59, devoted his life to helping people find the kernels of personal courage, self-respect, and emotional... Read more

Why do some therapists clearly stand out above the rest, consistently getting far better results than most of their colleagues? According to the research, it... Read more

Once skeptical about the value of regularly seeking client feedback, therapists at a public agency become true believers. Read more

How to continue to get the most out of life as you age. Read more

As genomic science is increasingly able to map our future, therapists must help families make difficult decisions. Read more

At 83, family therapy pioneer Salvador Minuchin, the most dazzling therapeutic practitioner of his generation, continues on in his search for clinical wisdom. Read more

in 1972, David Rosenhan shook the foundations of psychiatry with a classic experiment that stunningly demonstrated how the world is always warped by the lens... Read more

Many therapists fail to recognize that sexual desire doesn't always play by the rules of good citizenship. By counseling political correctness in the bedroom... Read more

Self-Described grouch Martin Seligman, the father of the positive psychology movement, is trying to turn happiness into a science. Read more

Here are the mistakes both beginning and experienced couples therapists commit, and how you can avoid them. Read more

A take-charge clinician meets his match and finally learns to listen to his clients-and himself. Read more

Psychologists Robert-Jay Green and Paul D. Werner of the California School of Professional Psychology insist that family therapists who don't rethink their... Read more

From the May/June 1997 issue   “Ordinary South Africans are determined that the past be known, the better to insure that it is not repeated... Read more

From the May/June 1997 issue I have just completed my first, and very likely my last, close encounter with the fierce business that has occupied my... Read more

The culture of therapy in America has gone through periods of dramatic change every 15 or 20 years with almost clock-like regularity, as succeeding generations... Read more

In the minds of many therapists, the borderline diagnosis has come to be a code word for trouble. To get past our sense of helplessness with these clients, we... Read more