Society & Culture

The Autism vs Narcissism Confusion

Clarifying Dangerous Misconceptions Affecting Couples Today

Dr. Ramani Durvasula and Kory Andreas discuss why autism and narcissism are often misconstrued in intimate relationships. Read more

Test Your Knowledge of Therapists' Quips

Test Your Knowledge of Therapists' Quips Who Said It, Tupac or Brené Brown?

We put a handful of legendary therapist quotes alongside sayings from world-famous philosophers, comedians, movie stars, and others to test your therapist's... Read more

The Choice to Love

A Grief Expert's Own Journey into Unfathomable Loss

David Kessler, a world-renowned grief expert, shares his journey into the pain of unfathomable loss. Read more

4 Top Therapist Recommended Movies

From Lost Connections to a Horse Documentary

A memorable, engaging film can be healing as well as entertaining. Here are movies four therapeutic movies prominent clinicians recommend. Read more

A Brave New Conversation with Esther Perel

How Do We Fix a Polarized World?

Esther Perel and her close colleagues explore the interesting parallels between intimate relationships and political divides. Read more

Jon Kabat-Zinn's New Radical Act

Recalibrating Our Relationship with Modern Mindfulness

At 80 years old, Jon Kabat-Zinn—the creator or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction—reminds us that mindfulness is more than a convenient therapeutic tool. Read more

Editor's Note: July/August 2025

Brave New Conversations on the Heart of Healing

This issue is an invitation to experience some of the most meaningful moments that happened at Psychotherapy Networker’s annual Symposium in 2025, with some... Read more

Embodied Healing in a Disembodied World

Metabolizing Intergenerational Trauma & Collective Grief

Linda Thai takes a holistic approach to healing from trauma, addiction, and attachment wounding—one that includes reverence for our bodies, nature, and time... Read more

When Grief Is a Soft, Grey Animal

Megan Devine & Leanne Campbell Reveal Unlikely Paths to Healing

Grief expert Megan Devine & EFT trainer Leanne Campbell help a relationally fulfilled, successful, father-to-be explore his persistent grief over the loss of... Read more

Flip Through the Magazine!

Brave New Conversations on the Heart of Healing

Experience 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

What Defines Greatness for America

The Impact of New Policies on Social Wellness and Clinical Research

Bessel van der Kolk explores the impact of new policies on social wellness and the future of research in America. Read more

What Is a Citizen Therapist?

Exploring Our Need for a Citizen Healthcare Model Today

On the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, couples therapist Bill Doherty reflects on his work with Braver Angels and how more therapists can... Read more

Can Communities Heal Intergenerational Trauma?

How 14 Grandmothers Inspired a Mental Health Revolution

One psychiatrist and 14 grandmothers in Zimbabwe access a vital, untapped resource for providing mental health support. Read more

Dive into the Digital Magazine!

The Hidden Dangers to Your Practice

Psychotherapy 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 Sinkholes

This 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 Choices

Nine 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 Field

Four thought-leaders take stock of the shifting contours of our field. Read more

Living with a Life Coach

When Tensions Between Therapy and Coaching Hit Home

When a therapist's husband becomes a life coach, the push-pull widely felt in our field between similar professions gets personal. Read more

A renowned trauma expert tracks the historical contours of our culture's ambivalent relationship with trauma—and shares his hopes for the field. Read more

Medical Professionals Need Intensive Care

When Feelings are Seen as a Job Hazard

How can therapists help medical professionals process difficult experiences when their profession demands stoicism and invulnerability? Read more

Popular podcast host and author reveals the key she discovered to showing up authentically in the public sphere. Read more

Mental health startups were supposed to democratize therapy. Instead, they've cut therapist pay and gutted clinical teams. How can we fight back? Read more

Why We Need a Diagnostic Revolution

Steven Hayes (ACT) on Developing a More Holistic Psychotherapy

After 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

The Shocking Treatment That Never Went Away

The Story of ECT—and Its Newer, Safer Alternatives

Treating depression with electricity or magnets may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s currently at the center of a raging debate. Read more

So You Wanna Be a Life Coach?

The Legal & Ethical Risks to Your Therapy Practice

More and more therapists are using life coaching as a workaround to the challenges of cross-state practice—but doing so can have serious consequences. Read more

Are Supervisors Failing the Field?

Why Minoritized Supervisees Are Leaving

Too many minoritized supervisees are leaving the field. How do we hold on to them? Read more

Autism Under Attack 

Autism Isn't Spreading, Misinformation Is

Misinformation about autism harms families, undermines progress, and diverts attention away from evidence-based practices that prevent neurodivergent burnout. Read more

The Orgasm Gap

7 Strategies to Help Women Experience Sexual Pleasure

Many women struggle with orgasm in heterosexual relationships. Here are seven strategies therapists can use to empower female clients to experience more... Read more

Psychotherapy 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: March/April 2025

Understanding PDA, High-Masking Clients, and Neurodivergent Burnout

Putting together this issue has changed me. And I hope it helps all therapists update their understanding of the wide spectrum of neurodivergence, and the... Read more