Society & Culture

Navigating the potential discomfort of opening ourselves up to others is a skill we all have to learn through trial and error. Read more

By asking the right questions in therapy, we can help make the road to adulthood less lonely for high school and college-age kids. Read more

Forming strong connections with others is not only integral to our development as humans, it’s connected to our very survival. For Black women, this is... Read more

What happens when AI enters the therapy room? Therapist influencer Matthias Barker chats with Networker editor in chief Livia Kent. Read more

Catch the replay of our discussion about why your clients may be struggling with disillusionment in their professional lives. Read more

A new approach embraces the somatic wisdom and indigenous knowledge of BIPOC clients. Read more

If we do not examine and honor the root of the suffering, such as colonization and dehumanization, we will continue to experience the same suffering over and... Read more

The Enneagram is an ancient self-help tool that seems to be experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Does it have a place in the therapy room? Read more

Influencer 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

Do Sarah Brady’s allegations about Jonah Hill undermine the implicit message of Stutz, his documentary about therapy? Read more

Although 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

Because moral injury—one of the most significant contributors to the high rate of suicide among U.S. veterans—is rooted in conscience, not fear... Read more

"Like my father before me I’ll continue to wage war against racism, confident that awareness will hold my aim steady." Read more

It’s time for all of us to let ourselves feel the pain of these crimes, instead of ignoring it. In doing so, perhaps we can foster an appreciation of... Read more

From her bestselling book, psychotherapist Whitney Goodman shares common examples of toxic positivity and why they hurt. Read more

In Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver expands our moral imagination. Read more

If clinicians continue to assert that "trauma is trauma," the uniqueness treating racial trauma will remain on the margins of what we extol as best practice. Read more

Americans are choosing to remain single in unprecedented numbers—and contrary to commonly held assumptions in our field, they're not unhappy about it, not... Read more

It takes a lot of courage and creativity to research one of the most compelling and ineffable human experiences, but Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner has... Read more

Putting yourself out there on the dating scene can be intimidating enough, but therapists have the additional challenge of managing professional and personal... Read more

Join Dr. James Gordon as he discusses how you can help people even before they are out of the storm. Read more

Therapists are well equipped to support clients ending unhealthy relationships, but what about the clients looking to end a relationship with an... Read more

How can therapists help divorcing clients share a message that conveys hope and healing? Maybe it's time to counter the divorce-as-catastrophe trope that runs... Read more

Welcome to the start of 2023—and the end of good ol’ 2022. Or maybe not so good? However we may feel about it, it’s over and done. Read more

In this year-end review, the staff of Psychotherapy Networker shares the articles and interviews that most resonated with readers and authors in 2022. Read more

An Iranian-American therapist speaks to how the mix of grief, anger, and a new insistence on change in her former homeland, could be affecting clients. Read more

More than 50 years after feminist psychologist Carol Gilligan's pivotal study on how women think about the choices in their lives, she speaks up about our... Read more

For trans folks, attuning to gender-pleasure allows them to resist harmful cultural scripts—but it can be a radical act of resistance for cis folks too. Read more

Recently, researchers have highlighted just how much of the emotional labor and mental load women in heterosexual households still carry. Read more

Some older people sink into states of depression, apathy, or agitated irritability, but emotional distress in this population is too often seen as part of an... Read more