Trauma
The Choice to Love
A Grief Expert's Own Journey into Unfathomable LossDavid 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 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
Editor's Note: July/August 2025
Brave New Conversations on the Heart of HealingThis 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 GriefLinda 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 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
What Defines Greatness for America
The Impact of New Policies on Social Wellness and Clinical ResearchBessel 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 TodayOn 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 SenseEugene 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 RevolutionOne 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 FieldFour 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 AlternativesTreating 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 LeavingToo many minoritized supervisees are leaving the field. How do we hold on to them? Read more
Autism Under Attack
Autism Isn't Spreading, Misinformation IsMisinformation 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 RecoveryWhat 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
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
The Wilderness Therapy Controversy
Lifelong Trauma or Lifesaving Treatment?An unflinching look into a shadowy corner of the for-profit troubled teen industry: wilderness therapy. Read more
The Transgender Community in Crisis
Confronting the Political Erasure of Trans and Nonbinary IdentitiesThe impact of a series of executive orders targeting trans and nonbinary people has been immediate and devastating. How can therapists help? Read more
Healing a Lifetime of Neurodivergent Trauma
Accommodation, Validation, and Autistic AttunementFor 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
Reimagining God in Therapy
When a Parent’s Critical Voice Is AlmightyCreating a safe space for clients to slowly re-evaluate some core religious teachings they’ve absorbed can be delicate and clinically necessary work. Read more
Three Blocks to Processing Trauma
Getting to the Pain Behind Spiritual BypassHow do you navigate toxic positivity, and other forms of spiritual bypass, when it’s a block to processing trauma? Read more
Treating the Trauma in Religious Trauma
Body-Based Healing for Faith-Based HarmHigh-control religions can disconnect people from themselves—and somatic therapies are the key to helping them heal. Read more
5 Therapy Trends to Watch in 2025
The Future of Diagnosis, Trauma Treatment, Psychedelics, and MoreThese hot takes from Steve Hayes, Nadine Burke Harris, Ruth Lanius, and others will keep you informed and prepared for what's changing in the field of... Read more
“Reservation Dogs” Redefines Time and Trauma
A Binge-Worthy Series About Indigenous HealingThe stories of four teenagers in the Muscogee Nation illustrates the power of community, myth, and spirituality in healing trauma. Read more
Love, Loss & Retraumatization
Preventing PTSD in GriefA personal experience of excruciating loss becomes a hard lesson in the neuroscience of grief. Read more
Is Climate Change an ACE?
The Global Neglect of Our Children’s FutureHow do we empower kids in the midst of big environmental challenges? Read more