Pandemic
Should Therapists Go Back to an Office?
Deepening Our Work “Off Stage”Seeing clients through the COVID-19 crisis has shown us not only that psychotherapy can be effective outside the traditional frame—complete with an office... Read more
The Plasticity of Personality
Can We Switch Our Stripes?A new book explores the science of personality change. Read more
Love After Lockdown
What Follows Togetherness OverloadFor some couples, staying home together during COVID improved their sex lives. But many have reported the opposite experience. Now that re-entry is here, what... Read more
Can We Go Back?
A Therapist Contemplates a Return to the OfficeAll of us, therapists and clients alike, have been forced to adapt to the reality of living in a pandemic. But as we catch our collective breath, we must... Read more
The Year of Canceled Plans
Coping with Loss as DisappointmentAs all of us in the United States move into the coming months, a full year into COVID life, our personal losses will come into focus. If we don’t process... Read more
"Networker Live" with Frank Anderson
Parenting During a PandemicThe Networker's senior writer, Lauren Dockett, sat down for a live conversation and Q&A with psychiatrist, therapist, and program consultant at the IFS... Read more
Families Under Pressure
Helping Relieve Today’s Parents & KidsThe pandemic has created an emotional petri dish for kids and parents who are stuck in place, terribly stressed, and feeling alone. How are families supposed... Read more
A Turning Point for Caregivers
Discussing the Hidden Impacts of the PandemicOur current caregiving crisis is a societal failure, not the result of one family’s shortcomings. Read more
"Networker Live" with Deb Dana
The Polyvagal Theory in ActionLast month, the Networker's director of CE, Zach Taylor, hosted therapist, author, and polyvagal specialist Deb Dana for the inaugural installment of... Read more
Some Days Are Too Much
A Therapist Gets Real about Families Struggling to Cope in QuarantineSome clients in quarantine with their families report a constant feeling of being out of control. That danger lurks around the corner of every family... Read more
VIDEO: Janina Fisher on How Trauma Gets Stored in the Body
What It Can Teach Us About Navigating Covid-Related StressResearch shows us that trauma is stored in the body. But how does this happen, and why? Here, trauma expert Janina Fisher explains, and shares how this... Read more
VIDEO: Esther Perel on Our Shared Trauma
Navigating the "Parallel Process" Covid-19 Has CreatedIn the midst of covid-19, therapists and clients are sharing many of the same anxieties. As a therapist, how do you talk about it? In this clip from her 2020... Read more
Facing the Challenge
Psychotherapy Responds to the PandemicIf ever a conference devoted to “The Art of Healing in an Anxious Time” was needed, this is that time. Read more
Radical Compassion in Challenging Times
Handling Worry with RAINAt times, when things fall apart, as they are in our world right now, each of us has an essential medicine to offer. So the inquiry—Who do you want to be... Read more
Isolation and Self-Care
Singing from the BalconiesEven in a restrictive time like this, when so many of us are divorced from the ordinary structures of our lives, there are practical things we can do to... Read more
Couples Under Quarantine
Business as Usual?Differences in how couples handle this situation can be a real bone of contention, but sometimes using humor, especially dark humor, gives us some sense of... Read more
The Body as Ally
Finding a Sense of SafetyOne of our biggest challenges is to realize that physical isolation doesn’t automatically mean emotional disconnection. We still have choices that enable us... Read more
The Viral Wake-up Call
Questioning Core BeliefsAmid the pandemic, the pain and vulnerability of the majority of Americans, who live on the financial edge and can’t afford a crisis like this, are glaringly... Read more
The Healthy Mind Platter
Giving PresenceOur minds are more than what happens inside our skulls, and even in our bodies. They’re fully embodied, and they’re fully relational. Here are seven daily... Read more
United in Uncertainty
A Technophobic Therapist and Covid-19A technophobic therapist struggles with a new professional reality. Read more
VIDEO: How Therapists Can Help Anxious Clients During a Pandemic
The Two Key IngredientsThe covid-19 pandemic is causing almost everyone anxiety. But for therapy clients who were already anxious, it's making symptoms much worse. Therapist and... Read more
VIDEO: Bessel van der Kolk on Taking Care of Our Mental Health During Coronavirus
What the Research Says about Staying Connected in Times of CrisisHow do you find community in the midst of physical distancing? However you can. In this clip from the 2020 Networker Virtual Symposium, trauma expert Bessel... Read more
VIDEO: Lori Gottlieb on Mental Health and the Coronavirus
Productive vs. Unproductive Anxiety, and MoreIn this highlight from the 2020 Networker Virtual Symposium, therapist and author Lori Gottlieb talks about maintaining our mental health amidst the... Read more