Professional Development
Why All Therapists Can (and Should) Ask About Sex?
Tips for Bringing Up a Touchy SubjectAsking a client about sex doesn’t need to feel intimidating or awkward—but it is important for all therapists to do. Read more
The Rock & Roll Sabbatical
Rethinking Time Off from Your PracticeIn the midst of a busy clinical practice, it’s hard to imagine taking a vacation, much less a long sabbatical. But with the right plan and support, not only... Read more
The Cost of Neglecting Therapists' Mental Health
Restructuring Our Field to Heal the HealersMental health professionals receive little support for their own personal healing and development. What will it take to revolutionize training programs in a... Read more
Managing the Mind to Change the Brain
How Common Myths Derail TherapyHow long does it really take to change our minds with the help of a therapist—and our brains and bodies, too? Read more
Soul-Care for Therapist Entrepreneurs
A Powerful Alternative to Chasing Money on the JobFor Black therapists, can generating passive income and building generational wealth prevent them from burning out in our field? Read more
The Case of the Busy Client
Two Approaches to Anxiety When Time is ScarceAnxiety specialist Lynn Lyons and psychologist Lindsay Gibson share unexpected approaches to working with an overwhelmed, time-starved client. Read more
The Empathy Dial
Recalibrating Your Inner ResourcesIt seems counterintuitive that modulating empathy could benefit clients, but when your profession involves caring for others, it can help you maintain... Read more
Is Deepfake Therapy Out of Control?
Therapists Are Torn on AI's Latest EvolutionWhat is deepfake therapy, how can impact therapist's work, and why are clinicians so torn about whether or not it can help clients? Read more
Escaping the Certainty Trap
How to Value Confusion as a TherapistAs therapists, we work hard to stay one step ahead of bad outcomes in session. But what if our real work is about embracing uncertainty alongside our clients? Read more
4 Top Therapist Recommended Movies (Part I)
From Lost Connections to a Horse DocumentaryA memorable, engaging film can be healing as well as entertaining. Here are movies four therapeutic movies prominent clinicians recommend. Read more
Ken Hardy on Racial Reactivity Today
A Clinical Tool for Navigating Defensiveness, Anger & HopelessnessKen Hardy has been presenting workshops on racial reactivity for over 30 years. What's different now? Read more
The Vulnerability Junkie
A Fresh Look at the Pursuer-Distancer DynamicWe're all familiar with the pursuer-distancer dynamic, but are therapists missing the mark when it comes to helping withdrawers connect? Couples therapist... Read more
Flip Through the Magazine!
Brave New Conversations on the Heart of HealingExperience some of the most meaningful moments that happened at Psychotherapy Networker’s annual Symposium in 2025, with some of the premiere thought leaders... Read more
IFS Made Simple for Clients
Moving From "What's Wrong with Me?" To "What Do I Need?"IFS becomes more accessible when we translate psychological jargon into universal experiences of need and care. Read more
Baseline Suicidality in Neurodivergent Kids
Misunderstanding Sensory and Emotional ChaosIn misdiagnosed neurodivergent teens, suicidality may not be indicators of a desire to die but of misunderstood sensory and emotional chaos. Read more
Answers to Therapy's Big, Slippery Questions
What Has Our Field Forgotten?Tara Brach, Irvin Yalom, Eugene Gendlin, and Daniel Kahneman share answers to some of the biggest, most slippery questions therapists face. Read more
How Do We Change Bad Habits?
Getting to Know Our Mental MachineryDaniel Kahneman, bestselling author of "Thinking Fast and Slow," explores how therapists can help clients change bad habits that cause misery. Read more
How Do We Cultivate Wonder?
Developing a Felt SenseEugene Gendlin, the developer of Focusing, explores the importance of moving beyond mindfulness to develop a whole body sense of a situation. Read more
How Do We Live Our Best Life?
Facing Existential Issues in TherapyAs our field shifts away from depth psychotherapy to imparting knowledge, what are we losing in the process? Read more
Dive into the Digital Magazine!
The Hidden Dangers to Your PracticePsychotherapy Networker has won awards not only for its insightful articles, but for its beautiful design. Want to flip through the pages of the latest issue? Read more
Editor's Note: May/June 2025
Exploring Therapy's Shifting Boundaries & Ethical SinkholesThis issue aims to draw attention to underlying forces having a big effect not only on the individual practices of on-the-ground therapists, but on the... Read more
How to Build Your Brand as a Therapist
9 Influencers Reveal Their Unconventional ChoicesNine successful therapists reveal their most unconventional steps to branding themselves as mental health influencers. Read more
The Ever-Shifting Norms of Psychotherapy
Four Thought Leaders on Our Evolving FieldFour thought-leaders take stock of the shifting contours of our field. Read more
The Case of the Late Client
Janina Fisher & Gabor Maté Tackle a Clinical ChallengeTwo renowned experts show you how they’d work with the same client in Psychotherapy Networker’s version of The Gloria Tapes. Read more
Medical Professionals Need Intensive Care
When Feelings are Seen as a Job HazardHow can therapists help medical professionals process difficult experiences when their profession demands stoicism and invulnerability? Read more
Why We Need a Diagnostic Revolution
Steven Hayes (ACT) on Developing a More Holistic PsychotherapyAfter a moment of crisis, ACT co-founder Steven Hayes began tearing up the floorboards of our most popular diagnostic frameworks—and what he discovered was... Read more
Starting a Coaching Practice
The Benefits of Therapists Opening a Side BusinessFor burnt-out therapists, opening a coaching business in the right way and for the right reasons can be a reinvigorating side-gig. Read more
Are Supervisors Failing the Field?
Why Minoritized Supervisees Are LeavingToo many minoritized supervisees are leaving the field. How do we hold on to them? Read more
Which Retirement Plan Should You Choose?
A Therapist’s Guide to 401(k)s, IRAs, and MoreTherapists have multiple options when it comes to saving for retirement. From 401(k)s to IRAs and more, here's how to figure out which plans are best for you. Read more
Dive into the Digital Magazine!
The New AutismPsychotherapy Networker has won awards not only for its insightful articles, but for its beautiful design. Want to flip through the pages of the latest issue... Read more