Trauma
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
Facing the Past as a Parent
How Our Worst Moments Can Stop Intergenerational TraumaFor one trauma therapist, parenting turned out to be the ultimate trial by fire—and a path to healing and wholeness. Read more
An Autobiography of Trauma
The Developer of Somatic Experiencing Releases His Own “Body Memory”When the world-renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing begins feeling persistent disturbing sensations come up from childhood, he realizes it’s time to... Read more
Bringing Hope and Healing to Gaza
A Psychologist's ViewJames Gordon shares about a clinician's powerful mental health work on the frontlines of the war in Gaza. Read more
Bessel van der Kolk: 'There's More to Life than Trauma'
The Question You Should Be Asking In SessionFrom his Symposium workshop, Bessel van der Kolk singles out the one question therapists should be asking their traumatized clients. Read more
The Dual Nature of Trauma Bonding
Beyond Abuser and VictimPartners who associate love and intimacy with the painful family dynamics of their formative years can get stuck in a familiar bond that’s hard to shake... Read more
How Can a Ghost Story Help Us Heal from Trauma?
Excavating Unspoken ConversationsDirector Andrew Haigh’s haunting film All of Us Strangers lays bare the critical role of imagination in healing from traumatic loss. Read more
Practice Tools: March/April 2024
The best from across the field of psychotherapy . . . on us!This month’s selection is from Mariel Buqué’s, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma. Read more
A New Take on Trauma with Frank Anderson
How the Psychotherapist is Making Healing AccessibleLearn more about leading trauma expert Frank Anderson and how he's taking his insight and expertise to new places. Read more
Janina Fisher on Treating the Parts of Attachment Trauma
Taking Apart Self-HatredJanina Fisher explores how to help your clients heal the parts of self-hatred and treat attachment trauma. Read more
Beyond Cancer
A Story of Resilience, Growth, and Mental HealthA therapist reflects on her cancer journey and what her diagnosis meant for not only the rest of her life but also her mental health. Read more