Society & Culture

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

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

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

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

Nine successful therapists reveal their most unconventional steps to branding themselves as mental health influencers. Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An unflinching look into a shadowy corner of the for-profit troubled teen industry: wilderness therapy. Read more

Tried-and-true behavioral strategies have been failing spectacularly in households with Pathologically Demand Avoidant children. Helping PDA families feel safe... Read more

The impact of a series of executive orders targeting trans and nonbinary people has been immediate and devastating. How can therapists help? Read more

For many Autistic people, the trauma they carry is a result of society treating them like broken neurotypicals. Neuro-affirming care begins with providing... Read more

The overlap between autism and eating disorders is poorly understood, even by many eating disorder specialists. Read more

Couples therapy was designed for neurotypical people—yet we know that neurodivergence is everywhere. How can we better identify, help, and support... Read more

When it comes to teens who’ve found belonging and understanding in the autism community, our job is more about validating than diagnosing. Read more

How can we help our clients work through the inner torment of trying to occupy two cultural identities at once when they don’t fully feel they belong to... Read more

Given our culture's incessant messages about the joys of motherhood, it's critical for therapists to help new moms to speak openly and honestly about their... Read more

A family confronts the reality that parents alone are ill-equipped to protect their children from online dangers. Read more