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Discover surprising antidotes to therapist burnout and fresh perspectives on healing in the midst of grind culture. Read more

Rest as Revolution

An Interview with Nap Ministry's Tricia Hersey

Modern-day grind culture, with its roots in the profit-over-people mindset of chattel slavery, has normalized burnout as an inevitable part of life. How can we... Read more

The Turmoil Therapists Carry Alone

Facing the APES in Our Field

When it comes to processing work-related trauma, therapists are often isolated, shamed, and hamstrung by the very guidelines meant to protect clients. Read more

The Truth about Autistic Burnout

Regaining Homeostasis in a Neurotypical World

On the surface, autistic burnout may present like depression in neurotypical clients, but treatment is considerably different. Read more

The Cost of Neglecting Therapists' Mental Health

Restructuring Our Field to Heal the Healers

Mental health professionals receive little support for their own personal healing and development. What will it take to revolutionize training programs in a... Read more

Is Deepfake Therapy Out of Control?

Therapists Are Torn on AI's Latest Evolution

What 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

Over the past few years, I found myself burning out on the whole problem of burnout. Then I came across The Nap Ministry. Read more

Triggers and Parental Abandonment

A Common Roadblock to Healing Trauma

Here's a four-step exercise therapists can use to help survivors of parental abandonment process trauma triggers. Read more

How Do We Cope with a World of Stress?

Tips for Doing Good When You're Overwhelmed

If empathy without action leads to despair, finding ways to metabolize the 24/7 news cycle is crucial to remaining well. Read more

Humor in Trauma Work

Making Space for Our Whole Selves in Therapy

Healing doesn’t always start with crying. Sometimes it begins with a snort-laugh in a quiet office. Read more

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

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 (Part I)

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

Ken Hardy on Racial Reactivity Today

A Clinical Tool for Navigating Defensiveness, Anger & Hopelessness

Ken Hardy has been presenting workshops on racial reactivity for over 30 years. What's different now? 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

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

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 Cultivate Wonder?

Developing a Felt Sense

Eugene Gendlin, the developer of Focusing, explores the importance of moving beyond mindfulness to develop a whole body sense of a situation. 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

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

A therapist, author, and longtime contributor to Psychotherapy Networker reflects on our field's entrenched reluctance to name and discuss issues of race and... 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

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

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

Do I Have to Forgive to Heal?

Examining the Role of Forgiveness in Trauma Recovery

What does it mean to forgive, anyway? And do trauma survivors really need to forgive their abusers in order to heal? Read more

Body Grief

How Do We Trust Our Changing Bodies?

In the wake of a chronic illness, a body image advocate challenges toxic narratives about what it means to have a healthy body. Read more