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The Rise of Therapy-Speak
Matthias Barker on Bridging Social Media and the Therapy RoomInfluencer and clinician Matthias Barker gives his take on what therapists can do when clinical buzzwords morph into flippant or incorrect notions that clients... Read more
"I Know What's Wrong With Me"
Social Media and the Lure of Self-DiagnosisAlthough people might benefit from the sense of certainty that accompanies a self-diagnosis, it can also mislead them into embracing a fixed—or even a... Read more
The Mental Health Gym
An Interview with Emily AnhaltMindfulness apps, thought trackers, CBT courses, and the Uberization of therapy has flooded headlines. But what about psychodynamic or relational approaches... Read more
Conspiracy Theories in the Consulting Room
Speak Up, or Stay Quiet?What practical guidance can you offer a therapist who has been working with a client that has started expressing misinformed views rooted in conspiracy... Read more
Even if the diagnosis of “internet addiction” is legitimate (and many experts think it isn't), surely it can't apply to the billions of people on the... Read more
Loving Our Devices
When Does Attraction Turn into Addiction?More and more therapists, regardless of how they feel about internet addiction as a diagnosis, are advising clients about the healthy use of their digital... Read more
Hacking Happiness
How Social Media Can Enhance Well-BeingBoth ancient wisdom traditions and modern psychological research can help us make more enlightened choices as we navigate our way through the digital age. Read more
The Age of FoMO
Our Brains on 24/7 AlertOur compulsive use of digital devices is best understood as the result of their ability to tap into a deep anxiety in the human psyche about “missing out.” Read more
In this issue, our contributors reveal, in ways that were all quite stunning to me, the magnitude and vast social implications—for us and our profession—of... Read more
The Empathy Gap
Digital Culture Needs What Talk Therapy OffersConditioned by the experience of life on the screen, clients today find it harder to concentrate on face-to-face conversation. They may not even see its value... Read more
Caught in a Web
A World Where Life Is Always ElsewhereEvery day, every moment, we must wade through the flood of incoming alerts and emails urgently demanding our time and attention, all the while knowing that... Read more
VIDEO: Four Steps To Get Potential Clients To Contact You Now
Joe Bavonese on how to make your website a magnet for new clientsWhat if you could immediately to make your website more compelling and more effective in helping potential clients connect with you? Joe Bavonese, marketing... Read more
Mindfulness, Conscious Breathing Exercises, and Cyber Intimacy
Testimonials from the 2015 Psychotherapy Networker SymposiumAlthough I have read his books and seen many videos of him in action, today's Networker Symposium workshop was the first in-person opportunity I've had to hear... Read more
It’s time we address the psychological toll of the daily bombardment of information that permeates our lives. Read more
The Rise of the Two-Dimensional Parent
Are Therapists Seeing a New Kind of Attachment?We used to think that disordered attachment was the result of early parental neglect or abuse. But today, has a paradoxical mix of parental overinvolvement and... Read more
Shopping For Therapy
Yesterday’s Patients Are Today’s Educated ConsumersThe expectation of a full caseload of clients who don’t question the length or expense of treatment belongs to a former age. Like it or not, therapists who... Read more
The Latest Advances in Marketing Your Practice
The SoLoMo RevolutionThe SoLoMo revolution is transforming the way therapists can generate client referrals on the Internet. Read more
You've Got Mail!
A Cyber Relationship Sparks New DiscoveryA cyber relationship revives a marriage in the doldrums. Read more
Cyberspaced
Sherry Turkle Sees e-Life at the CrossroadsMIT professor Sherry Turkle has spent the last 30 years studying what our machines have come to mean to us, and how they're altering—sometimes... Read more
The www.Addiction
Few of Us Can Resist the Seduction of the InternetHave you ever noticed how often you surf the net or check e-mail when you feel bored or restless or depressed, as if relief is just a click away? The Internet... Read more
Beyond Technophobia
Even you can use the internet to grow your practiceThe internet can be a phenomenal tool for marketing all types of practices in every part of the country. Even Luddites are finding that internet marketing can... Read more
Therapy on the information highway a strange fiction based on a stranger reality. Article first published in the September/October 1994 issue. TODAY, IN THE... Read more